Thank you for voting : the maddening, enlightening, inspiring truth about voting in America / Erin Geiger Smith.
Title:
Thank you for voting : the maddening, enlightening, inspiring truth about voting in America / Erin Geiger Smith.
ISBN:
9780062934826
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]
©2020
Physical Description:
xvi, 239 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents:
How we got the vote. Democracy in name only ; Long-suffering for women's suffrage ; Voting problems and voting solutions -- How to get people to vote. Transforming non-voters into voters ; Making voting their business ; Thank you for voting -- Know before you vote. Gerrymandering: over the line? ; Knowing the news is real ; Understanding polling ; Explaining the Electoral College -- Thank you for voting : a checklist -- Thank you for voting: tell your friends.
Summary:
"In this concise, lively look at the past, present, and future of voting, a journalist examines the long and continuing fight for voting equality, why so few Americans today vote, and innovative ways to educate and motivate them; included are checklists of what to do before election day to prepare to vote and encourage others."
OCLC Number:
on1121053767
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1
