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When reviewing the Election of 1948 in the United States of America. On one side was Harry S. Truman, who was the current President of the United States, squared off against Thomas Dewey, governor of New York. There are vast amounts of sources to consider in this topic simply because it was the biggest political upset, ever. Nine sources will be discussed in the following areas. What the people involved said, what people think happened, and finally what Harry S. Truman himself said. The…

Although Montana is a dry, sparse, mundane state the events that took place the summer of 1948 changed the course of history for the Hayden family. In the novel Montana 1948 written by Larry Watson the Hayden family goes through some genuine struggles. They try to resemble the perfect ideal family in the eyes of the public due to the fact that their name represents the law in Mercer County. Unfortunately, behind closed doors, they are falling apart. "From the summer of my twelfth year I carry a…

Community Beliefs, Values, and Stereotypes book In the novel, Montana 1948 written by Larry Watson the story follows an average white family and their struggle with justice, family, identity, and loyalty. The main characters, also the Hayden family consists of, the narrator who is a twelve year old named David, his father and town sheriff Wes, David's mother Gail, his uncle Frank, and his grandfather Julian. Two other main characters that happen to not be apart of the family are deputy sheriff,…

In Larry Watson’s “Montana 1948” Julian Hayden’s racist attitude causes conflict with other characters in the story. Julian Hayden is seen as a racist periodically throughout the story, for example like when he was talking about the grandkids. In the text Julian was said saying “We want them white” (Watson 96 iBook). Julian does not want any Indian Kids at all he wants is for them to be white.. Julian probably wouldn’t accept any other children unless they were white. Also, Due to Julian’s…

 In 1948, Alger Hiss was accused of being spy for the Soviet Union since many classified documents were typed up by him.  Even though he was innocent about treason, lying about the documents is what got him in jail until the discovery of Soviet wires in his office officially proved him guilty. o Following this incident, it was discovered that the Soviet Union had successfully tested their own atomic bomb.  Scientist Klaus Fuchs admitted he shared information with them on how to properly…

The state of the environment in 1948 was arguably similar to the state of the environment today. Environmental concerns such as air and water pollution were, and are currently a major concern. The main difference in 1948 however, was that pertinent regulations and laws had yet to be enacted. Conceivably, the main benefit of an unfortunate pollution catastrophe in 1948, which put into motion several environmental milestones, was the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. This act paved the road…

The Election of 1948 and the twenty years that followed were the years that saw the beginning of political polling on a wide scale, and how wrong it can be. Each election has its own unique characteristics, but the presidential elections of 1948 and 1960 will be looked at in detail, along with a general overview of the methods, usage of polling results, and the failure of the polls. Each election year mentioned had their own peculiarity in one or more of the general overview topics and will be…

In today’s world, one in six women have been the victim of an attempted or completed sexual assault. A fraction of these rapes are reported, and even fewer result in a trial. Most rapists never see the inside of a jail cell. In the novel Montana 1948 by Larry Watson, young David Hayden learns that there is more to life in his small town of Bentrock than what at first meets the eye. At twelve years old, David is forced into adulthood by the dark secrets that are uncovered as his father, the town…

How Montana 1948 relates to this issue Specifically, in the fictional novel Montana 1948, the Hayden family has all the power in their small town, and Frank Hayden abuses his power and rapes young women. One brother, Wes, is the sheriff and the other brother, Frank, is the doctor. Frank sexually abuses many of his female Native American patients and rapes them. He knows he will not be punished for this because he is a white male and they are Native American females. Since these women are low…