Campaign Crossroads: Presidential Politics in Indiana from Lincoln to Obama

Campaign Crossroads looks back over the varied, sometimes important, sometimes irrelevant, but always interesting presidential campaign cycles in Indiana’s history. By taking in the influences of technology, transportation and communication itself, we see an evolution in the political process that is not only altogether Hoosier, but also altogether American in its quality and importance.

Using a narrative approach with a mix of primary and secondary sources, the work examines not only the r...