Sunday, September 27, 2009

Books By Presidential Losers

Lost In 2004 - George W. Bush John Kerry

The New Soldier was written in 1971 by John Kerry and the Vietnam Veterans Against the War. It includes excerpts from statements about war crimes committed during the war. Only 5,000 copies of the book were originally printed drive the value of the book up to $ 1250 for a signed first edition.

In 2000 - Al Gore George W. Bush lost, even though Gore lost votes to the Electoral Commission collagen did not win

Gore as the author of a numberof books, including Earth in the Balance, which was written in 1992, and became the basis for his highly acclaimed An Inconvenient Truth, which has become a bestseller and an Oscar-winning documentary, prices for signed copies of the former top-out at $ 595, while the Inconvenient Truth is available for up to $ 449 when signed.

In 1996 - Bob Dole Bill Clinton lost

After losing the election in 1996 Bob Dole wrote a book about his run for the presidency in an effort toshow that just because he lost the election it does not mean he lost his sense of humor. A signed copy of the great political joke is offered for up to $ 436

In 1988 - Michael Dukakis, George HW Bush lost

Although not all collectors helped write How to Dukakis in politics and why in 2006, you can buy it for under $ 20

In the year 1984 - Walter Mondale lost Ronald Regan

Mondale most collectors pieces would work, his first book "The Responsibility of Power: Toward aResponsible Presidency, written in 1976 as an essay against the excesses of the Nixon administration. You can pick up a signed copy for only $ 50.

In the year 1976 - Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter lost

Gerald Ford is the wildcard in this list because he has to serve as president, but he did it with never won an election. Instead of winning his way as he won the vice presidency after the resignation of Spiro Agnew and then to the position of president the following year, catapulted by NixonResignation during the Watergate scandal. He sought a second term in office, but was defeated by Jimmy Carter in 1976. After these events, Ford's autobiography, A Time to Heal wrote in 1979, a title that remains his most collectible book, like most collectors book by a presidential candidate who has never won an election is written. A signed copy will cost you up to $ 2800th

In 1972 - George McGovern Richard Nixon lost

McGovern has written a series of books: The GreatCoalfield war, the struggle for unionization among the early Colorado miners, a biography entitled Grass Roots, which was published in 1977 and in 1997 he wrote Terry reveals the story of his daughters struggle with alcoholism - all that move around the $ 150 range.

In 1968 - Hubert Humphrey Richard Nixon lost

Written in 1976, The Education of a Public Man documents Humphrey's long political career has experienced the book re-prints and signs are early editionsOffer for up to $ 100.

In the year 1964 - Barry Goldwater lost Lyndon B. Johnson

Besides the fact that, as Mr. Conservative Goldwater was known also very interested in photography. Three books of his photography are people and places, wonderful journey, and Barry Goldwater and the Southwest that are written a foreword by Ansel Adams, a signed copy of the latter, can be found for up to $ 450 includes.

In 1956 and 1952 - Adlai Stevenson lost two consecutive elections to Dwight D.Eisenhower
Under the title to part of his speech that won him the Democratic nomination at the 1952 convention, the stark reality of responsibility Adlai most collectibles working with only 1,000 copies in its initial printing of the book is available for up to $ 200.

In the years 1948 and 1944 - Thomas E. Dewey Lost successive elections to the Harry S. Truman and Franklin D. Roosevelt

After losing the Republican nomination in 1940 to an isolationist policy Dewey put up a good fight against theincredibly popular Roosevelt only to lose again after the election to Harry Truman from fragmentation of a mammoth lead in the polls with quotes like his famous "You know that your future before you." Dewey was so favored, the "Chicago Tribune" hedged their bets win even declared him the winner in the title only to have to change it after 150,000 papers were evacuated. Dewey most collectibles book is a signed copy of the trip to the Far Pacific, which includes writingsabout his journey through Southeast Asia visit revolutionary war-ravaged countries of Korea, Indo-China, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, which is offered for up to $ 468th

Lost in 1940 - Wendell Willkie Franklin D. Roosevelt

Willkie ran against FDR even though he never voted for a political office before he lost the Electoral College by a landslide, but his book One World, a New York Times bestseller list, not only to predict the end it's the rise of China to the statusSuperpower, but also the importance of international peacekeeping force propagated after the second world war. Signed copies of the first edition are available for up to $ 389th



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