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"Hanes Walton, Donald Deskins, and Sherman Puckett have produced a highly impressive collection and valuable contribution to the literature on American electoral politics. This work is indispensable for academic libraries, political scientists, historians, and serious students of American government." ---Immanuel Ness, Professor, Department of Political Science, Brooklyn College, City University of New York "Massive amounts of information about presidential elections which are not readily available elsewhere. Unprecedented coverage in one volume of every single American presidential election." ---James Gimpel, Professor of Government, University of Maryland "This is an extraordinary research endeavor; the most comprehensive set of aggregate election data ever assembled. Painstakingly researched, this color-coded volume presents data for every presidential election from 1789 to 2008. Unlike most, the wide ranging narrative for this atlas identifies racial patterns in the vote. Everyone who studies or is interested in presidential elections should have this impressive collection of statistical data in their libraries. A visual gem for the digital age." ---Robert Smith, Professor of Political Science, San Francisco State University "Presidential Elections, 1789-2008 is a genuine tour de force that captures in an extremely accessible and comprehensive way the electoral geography of America''s presidential elections, from Washington to Obama. An invaluable addition to the library of all those interested in presidential elections and U.S. politics." ---Marion Orr, Frederick Lippitt Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science, Brown University "This volume sets an extraordinarily high standard in scholarship, completeness, description, and explanation of our political process. It has been said that all politics are local, but never before has this been demonstrated with such clarity and panache, using