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New Reference Book: A History of the U.S. Political System

September 20th, 2011

A History of the U.S. Political System edited by Richard A. Harris and Daniel J. Tichenor, ABC-CLIO, 2010.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 320.973 H24

Divided in to seven major sections, this three-volume set discusses and describes the historical U.S. political system.  Each of the seven sections includes supporting primary source documents.

Sections are titled as follows:

  • Foundations
  • Religion and American Politics
  • Cities, States and American Federalism
  • The Congress
  • The Presidency
  • The Federal Bureaucracy
  • The Courts


Helpful for
:  Humanities IV, U.S. History, Government Studies, Young Democrats, Young Republicans

New Reference Book: U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior

November 12th, 2009

Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian

U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior edited by Kenneth F. Warren, Sage, 2008.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 324.973 W25

This two volume set features essays in three major categories: campaigns, elections, and electoral behavior.

Read about: The Band-Wagon Effect, Candidate Image, The Bull Moose Party, Bellwether States (among which NH is listed), and the Whig Party.

A glossary and an appendix of voting related statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau are also included.

Helpful for: Humanities IV, Political Studies, Young Democrats, Young Republicans