Eleanor vs. Ike

In this what-if novel, during the 1952 Democratic convention, Adlai Stevenson suffers a heart attack and dies on stage moments before he accepts the nomination. The popular Eleanor Roosevelt, a widow since 1945, is quickly brought in to take his place and run against Eisenhower. Her campaign rallies the support of women, unions and African-Americans, but even her own party doubts that Americans will elect a woman president, and as the campaign progresses, the Ku Klux Klan threatens to assassinate her and powerful enemies try to destroy her good name.Gerber, Robin is the author of 'Eleanor vs. Ike', published 2008 under ISBN 9780061373213 and ISBN 0061373214.