Mason lovingly chronicles John B. Anderson's 1980 presidential campaign. After failing to win the Republican nomination, Anderson won 7 percent of the vote as an independent candidate against Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. Using secondary sources and over 60 interviews, Mason painstakingly recounts the history of the campaign....The 50-page epilogue concludes that the campaign had a significant legacy as some candidates since the Anderson campaign have run as anti-candidates, different from typical politicians.... Readers seeking a detailed description of the Anderson campaign will find this book valuable. Summing Up: Recommended. Research collections.
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