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The SUPER bomb sheesh

Back on the grind, Term 2 here we go

Wow. The upset of the century, totally insane. 1948 - “Dewey beats Truman” (not). Literally every poll, paper, and commentator was wrong, but he campaigned like hell.

The writing of this chapter leading up to the election is just absolutely phenomenal. So riveting, funny, and paints the picture so well of just how insane it was that Truman won, literally against all odds.

Train campaigning!

Republicans, democrats, progressives, Dixiecrats, oh my

Truman is the UNDERDOG in 1948 sheesh

And so the Cold War begins

Marshall Marshall Marshall

Railroad strikes sheesh; seem worse than Covid

WWII over! August 14 1945

Book is just really firing on all cylinders now, really fantastic and engaging writing