{"product_id":"stassen-again-paperback","title":"Stassen Again - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Werle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new investigation of the meteoric rise, lifetime of achievements, and unique persona of \"boy wonder\" and perennial candidate Harold E. Stassen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn ten unsuccessful runs at the U.S. presidency, Harold E. Stassen became infamous as a perennial candidate. But his lifetime of achievements, now mostly forgotten, demonstrate his contributions to Minnesota's political evolution, to international cooperation, and to world peace, as well as his importance to American history. It's time to consider Stassen, again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the start of his career in the 1930s, extremism thrived in both state and national politics. Fear-mongering was an increasingly effective weapon in the battle for votes--and for international influence. Stassen's leadership as the moderate \"boy governor\" of Minnesota, lauded by national media, revitalized the state's Republican Party and helped pave the way for the national party's return to power. In the middle of his third term as governor, this principled man enlisted in the navy, served in the Pacific, directed the liberation of Japanese prisoner-of-war camps, and helped write the charter for the United Nations. After the war, he served in Eisenhower's cabinet, showing his energy and his ambition. Stassen argued successfully throughout his career for moderation, tolerance, and common sense-- \"the middle way\"-- at a time when America, and the world, was in woefully short supply of each.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.8 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693850038335,"sku":"9780873519625","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f6ac98ab1f7298e60b5cd391929828ff.webp?v=1765000175","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/stassen-again-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}