Getting the Message Out: A Collector's View of Presidential Campaigns

Buttons and banners, ribbons and posters,coffee mugs and whiskey flasks, match books and mouse pads; for almost 200 years, presidential candidates and their supporters have used almost every means available to attract votes.Though T.V. and the Internet may have replaced the torchlight parades and "whistle-stop" speeches of the past, getting the message out remains the primary objective of every presidential campaign. As a hobbyist and collector of American presidential memorabilia, Dr. Allen Frey has assembled a chronological, visual summary of every presidential election. Photographs of over 500 authentic historical items from his collection present a pictoral summary of the personalities, themes, slogans and issues of our nations elections. An accompanying concise summary describes the major features of each election and offers interesting facts about many of the campaign items that were utilized.