{"product_id":"wisconsin-for-kennedy-the-primary-that-launched-a-president-and-changed-the-course-of-history-9781976600173","title":"Wisconsin for Kennedy: The Primary That Launched a President and Changed the Course of History","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe behind-the-scenes story of JFK's 1960 Wisconsin primary campaign\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When John F. Kennedy ran for president in 1960, he did something no candidate had done before: he leveraged the power of state primaries to win his party's nomination. Kennedy's first battleground state? Wisconsin--a state that would prove more arduous, more exhausting, and more crucial to winning the presidency than any other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWisconsin for Kennedy\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life the stories behind JFK's history-making 1960 Wisconsin primary campaign, and how Kennedy's team managed to outmaneuver his politically seasoned opponent, Hubert Humphrey. From Jackie Kennedy commandeering a supermarket loudspeaker in Kenosha, to the Wisconsin forklift driver who planned President Kennedy's final trip to Dallas, this captivating book places readers at the heart of the action. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author B.J. Hollars chronicles JFK's nail-biting Wisconsin win by drawing on rarely cited oral histories from the eclectic team of people who worked together to make it happen: a cranberry farmer, a union leader, a mayor, an architect, and others. \u003ci\u003eWisconsin for Kennedy\u003c\/i\u003e explores how Wisconsin helped propel JFK all the way to the White House in a riveting historical account that reads like a work of rollicking, page-turning fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In the spirit of Theodore H. White's\u003ci\u003e The Making of The President: 1960\u003c\/i\u003e, B.J. Hollars offers a vivid account of the Wisconsin primary that launched JFK's successful presidential campaign, inspiring voters to pass the torch to a new generation of leadership for our country. Anyone mesmerized by JFK's legacy will enjoy this great read.\" \u003cbr\u003e --Former US Representative Ron Kind \u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"For generations, my family has had the great privilege of serving the people of Wisconsin. In \u003ci\u003eWisconsin for Kennedy\u003c\/i\u003e, B.J. Hollars performs his own act of service, recounting the riveting and untold story of Wisconsin's politically perilous 1960 primary. A poignant contribution to political history that reads like a page-turner.\" \u003cbr\u003e --Former Wisconsin Governor James Doyle Jr. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A hopeful quality . . . pervades Wisconsin for Kennedy, written about a time and place when politics was conducted in a less severe and divisive way than it is now. Hollars further succeeds in showing how political history is made by a wide range of citizens. Wisconsinites, Midwesterners, and indeed Americans of all political persuasions can be grateful to B.J. Hollars for these important reminders.\" \u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eMiddle West Review \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12439129\"\u003eB. J. Hollars\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wisconsin Historical Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.91w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781976600173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1976600170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL008000\"\u003ePolitical Process | Campaigns \u0026amp; Elections\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO011000\"\u003ePresidents \u0026amp; Heads of State\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036090\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eB.J. Hollars\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the founder and director of the Chippewa Valley Writers Guild. His books include \u003ci\u003eYear of Plenty: A Family's Season of Grief\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGo West Young Man: A Father and Son Rediscover America on the Oregon Trail\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Road South: Personal Stories of the Freedom Riders\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eHope Is the Thing: Wisconsinites on Perseverance in a Pandemic\u003c\/i\u003e. Hollars is the recipient of the Truman Capote Prize for Literary Nonfiction, the Anne B. and James B. McMillan Prize, and the Council of Wisconsin Writers' Blei\/Derleth Nonfiction Book Award. His work has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and on NPR.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wisconsin Historical Society Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48457169338605,"sku":"9781976600173","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_5cb02a94-8737-4724-bc1e-0cafb1132bd3.jpg?v=1753577226","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/wisconsin-for-kennedy-the-primary-that-launched-a-president-and-changed-the-course-of-history-9781976600173","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}