103rd Ballot

<p>A fascinating political narrative analyzing the chaotic1924 Democratic Convention that left the Democratic Party divided for years in its wake--with striking parallels to this summer's upcoming Democratic Convention which will determine the Democratic candidate for the 2016 election for president of the United States.</p><p>Divided over the contentious issues of Prohibition and the Ku Klux Klan a fractured Democratic Party met in the summer of 1924 to elect a presidential nominee. With drastically opposing views between front-runners William Gibbs McAdoo of California and Governor Al Smith of New York and the favorite sons--candidates running without national support--rigid division amongst the party led to the need for a 103rd ballot. <br/><br/>Robert Keith Murray expertly captures the upheaval of the convention and the detrimental impact it had on the party long after a candidate had been officially selected. This riveting narrative and exceptional analysis provides a captivating look on one of the most controversial presidential conventions in American history one that will highly resonate with readers given the state of political dissonance today. <strong></strong></p>