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02861aam a2200481 i 4500 001 4D8857C6353511EB88BA481D27ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20201203010017 008 200403s2020 tnua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020015420 020 $a 162190573X 020 $a 9781621905738 035 $a (OCoLC)1128731309 040 $a NcU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-wv $a n-us-wv 050 00 $a E837.7 $b .R87 2020 082 00 $a 973.922 $2 23 100 1 $a Rupp, Robert O. $e author. 245 14 $a The primary that made a president : $b John F. Kennedy and West Virginia / $c Robert Rupp. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Knoxville : $b The University of Tennessee Press, $c [2020] 300 $a 234 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Kennedy's Quest and West Virginia's Political Landscape -- Kennedy Adopts a Religious Confrontation Strategy -- Food, Family, and Flag -- The Press Reports -- On the Campaign Trail -- Legacy. 520 $a "This book examines an enigma: How did a small Appalachian state, overwhelmingly poor and Protestant, become a key player in the political future of John F. Kennedy? While the primary proved to be an unpredictable campaign boost for JFK, the 1960 West Virginia contest also brought to light a host of social issues that would play a part in the overall story of Kennedy and the 1960s. The West Virginia primary meant the end of a taboo that kept the Catholic faith out of American politics; the rise of the primary as a political tool for garnering delegate support; the beginning of a nationwide confrontation with Appalachian stereotypes; and the seeds for what would become Kennedy's War on Poverty"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Kennedy, John F. $q (John Fitzgerald), $d 1917-1963. 600 17 $a Kennedy, John F. $q (John Fitzgerald), $d 1917-1963. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00035588 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $x Election $y 1960. 650 0 $a Primaries $z West Virginia $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a West Virginia $x Politics and government $y 20th century. 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 $a Presidents $x Election. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01075747 650 7 $a Primaries. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01076313 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 651 7 $a West Virginia. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01205316 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 $i Online version: $a Rupp, Robert O. $t Primary that made a president. $d Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, 2020 $z 9781621905745 $w (DLC) 2020015421 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220706013716.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4D8857C6353511EB88BA481D27ECA4DB 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search