TY - BOOK N2 - Publisher description: Chace recounts all the excitement and pathos of a singular moment in American history: the crucial primaries, the Republicans' bitter nominating convention that forever split the party, Wilson's stunning victory on the forty-sixth ballot at the Democratic convention, Roosevelt's spectacular coast-to-coast whistle-stop electioneering, Taft's stubborn refusal to fight back against his former mentor, Debs's electrifying campaign appearances, and Wilson's "accidental election" by less than a majority of the popular vote. AB - Publisher description: Chace recounts all the excitement and pathos of a singular moment in American history: the crucial primaries, the Republicans' bitter nominating convention that forever split the party, Wilson's stunning victory on the forty-sixth ballot at the Democratic convention, Roosevelt's spectacular coast-to-coast whistle-stop electioneering, Taft's stubborn refusal to fight back against his former mentor, Debs's electrifying campaign appearances, and Wilson's "accidental election" by less than a majority of the popular vote. T1 - 1912 :Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs-- the election that changed the country / DA - 2005, c2004. CY - New York : AU - Chace, James. ET - 1st Simon & Schuster paperback ed. CN - E765 CN - E765 PB - Simon & Schuster, PP - New York : PY - 2005, c2004. ID - 294491 KW - Presidents KW - Presidential candidates KW - Political parties SN - 0743273559 (pbk.) TI - 1912 :Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs-- the election that changed the country / ER -