U.S. Presidential Candidates and the Elections: A Biographical and Historical Guide, in Two Volumes: Volume 1: The Candidates; Volume 2: The Elections, 1789-1992

xv, 638; xvi, 437 pp. Two volume set. A two-volume set providing biographies of major-party, independent, and third-party presidential and vice presidential candidates, and summaries of each presidential election from 1789 to 1992. The author assembled this information over a 30-year period to create this valuable reference clearly a labor of love. The first volume contains the biographies, arranged alphabetically, each entry covering basic facts, education, business and professional activities, military service and awards, memberships in not-for-profit organizations, awards & honorary degrees, writings, religious affiliation, and the candidates' residence, hometown, or mailing address. The second volume contains the elections summaries with information on who ran and platform highlights.