Ebook: Counting every vote: the most contentious elections in American history

"What would have happened if Aaron Burr, rather than Jefferson, had become president? What if Nixon had defeated Kennedy in 1960? What if Al Gore had become president in 2001 instead of George W. Bush? Using six cases, political scientists Robert Dudley and Eric Shiraev argue that engaging in this counterfactual exercise provides an excellent opportunity to revisit history, learn from its lessons, and relate to contemporary elections."--Inside jacket.;1800 : the election : a second American revolution? -- 1876 : Hayes defeats Tilden : a commission decides -- 1916 : Wilson defeats Hughes : no war, not yet -- 1960 : Kennedy defeats Nixon : no recounts -- 1968 : Nixon defeats Humphrey : law and order -- 2000 : Bush defeats Gore : the court decides.