{"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 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wisconsin Historical Society Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607874408722,"sku":"9781976600173","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b5725b7b-c502-4a79-8324-1097e1dc9d45.jpg?v=1732315186","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wisconsin-for-kennedy-the-primary-that-launched-a-president-and-changed-the-course-of-history-9781976600173","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}