About this item
A detailed primer on the United States election cycle - newly revised and updated! Every four years, coverage of the presidential election turns into a horse-race story about who's leading the polls and who said what when. Social media and online news have made it easier to spread false information (even by accident) and harder to know what's accurate. It can be difficult to get good information about how the election process actually works, why it matters, or how you can get involved. Civics education and information about how our government functions is necessary whether you're a longtime voter or a soon-to-be voter. This newly revised edition includes statistics and anecdotes from recent elections alongside straightforward, nonpartisan analysis and explanation.
About the Author
Jeff Fleischer is a Chicago-based author, journalist and editor. He is the author of non-fiction books including "Votes of Confidence: A Young Person's Guide to American Elections" (Zest Books, 2016 and 2020) , "A Hot Mess: How the Climate Crisis is Changing Our World" (Zest Books, 2021) , "Rockin' the Boat: 50 Iconic Revolutionaries" (Zest Books, 2015) , "The Latest Craze: A Short History of Mass Hysterias" (Fall River Press, 2011) . His fiction has appeared in more than seventy publications including the Chicago Tribune's Printers Row Journal, Shenandoah, the Saturday Evening Post and So It Goes by the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library. His journalism has appeared in dozens of publications including Mother Jones, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Magazine, National Geographic Traveler and Mental Floss.
