American Melodrama
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Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics 4.41 avg rating — 2,637 ratings
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An American Melodrama: The Presidential Campaign of 1968
by:
Lewis Chester
4.36 avg rating — 73 ratings 5. 
Nine Days: The Race to Save Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life and Win the 1960 Election
by:
Stephen Kendrick
4.30 avg rating — 398 ratings 7. 
The Men and the Moment: The Election of 1968 and the Rise of Partisan Politics in America
by:
Aram Goudsouzian
4.18 avg rating — 33 ratings 8. 
The Battle for Florida: An Annotated Compendium of Materials from the 2000 Presidential Election it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Collision 2012: Obama vs. Romney and the Future of Elections in America
by:
Dan Balz
3.77 avg rating — 731 ratings 10. 
The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America
by:
Thurston Clarke
4.28 avg rating — 3,742 ratings 11. 
The Road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign
by:
Thomas Oliphant
4.07 avg rating — 399 ratings 12. 
Right from the start;: A chronicle of the McGovern campaign
by:
Gary Hart
4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings 13. 
Clean for Gene: Eugene McCarthy's 1968 Presidential Campaign
by:
George Rising
3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings 14. 
They Said This Day Would Never Come: Chasing the Dream on Obama's Improbable Campaign 4.39 avg rating — 230 ratings
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Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History
by:
Katy Tur
3.96 avg rating — 17,465 ratings 16. 
America 1844: Religious Fervor, Westward Expansion, and the Presidential Election That Transformed a Nation
by:
John Bicknell
3.93 avg rating — 101 ratings 17. 
Lincoln's Pathfinder: John C. Frémont and the Violent Election of 1856
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John Bicknell
3.70 avg rating — 66 ratings 18. 
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Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield 4.14 avg rating — 2,939 ratings
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1940: FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler—the Election amid the Storm
by:
Susan Dunn
4.16 avg rating — 300 ratings 21. 
October Surprise: America's Hostages in Iran and the Election of Ronald Reagan
by:
Gary G. Sick
3.82 avg rating — 77 ratings 22. 
The Selling of the President: The Classical Account of the Packaging of a Candidate
by:
Joe McGinniss
3.87 avg rating — 949 ratings 23. 
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Cyberwar: How Russian Hackers and Trolls Helped Elect a President: What We Don't, Can't, and Do Know 3.95 avg rating — 220 ratings
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Ballot Battles: The History of Disputed Elections in the United States
by:
Edward B. Foley
4.12 avg rating — 33 ratings 
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Election 2004: How Bush Won and What You Can Expect in the Future
by:
Evan Thomas
3.74 avg rating — 77 ratings