Presidential Also-Rans and Running Mates, 1788 Through 1996

This now illustrated, expanded, and updated edition of our acclaimed reference work (an ALA Best Reference Work for 1984) provides biographical sketches for the 95 United States major party and significant third-party nominees who were never elected president or vice president. The candidates' lives and careers are fully revealed and an analysis is provided of how they might have fared if they had been elected.