American Elections: Wicked Game

In the 1796 election, two political forces of nature collide: Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. As the supporters of Adam... Read more

James Madison is Thomas Jefferson’s heir apparent. To win the presidency, Madison will have to deal with a growing threa... Read more

To maintain his grip on power and win the election of 1804, Thomas Jefferson, the so called “Man of the People”, will ha... Read more

As Thomas Jefferson and John Adams part ways over the issue of France, history sets the stage for one of America’s oldes... Read more

As Jackson’s Vice President Martin Van Buren struggles to secure his place as Jackson’s Heir Apparent, the newly formed ... Read more

In his country’s hour of need, President Madison puts his hopes in Secretary of State James Monroe. Monroe’s heroic acti... Read more

After President Harrison passes away just one month into his term, Vice President John Tyler becomes the first accidenta... Read more

The Whigs seek to deny President Martin Van Buren a second term by taking a page out of the Republican playbook, and run... Read more

Jackson and the Democrats battle to defend Jackson’s presidency from Henry Clay and an onslaught of personal and politic... Read more

As America’s regions battle over their disparate interests, five presidential candidates emerge. The 1824 election signa... Read more

While President Lincoln battles the Confederacy down South, he fights to keep the White House from the clutches of the D... Read more

In the last uncontested election in US history, President James Monroe presides over the “Era of Good Feelings.” With th... Read more

With the nation on the brink of disunion, two Illinois politicians battle it out for the soul of the country: Republican... Read more

In the 1828 contest, the party label of “Democratic-Republican” splits in half, giving birth to two new political factio... Read more

In the wake of the Mexican-American war, the US gains two new territories: California and New Mexico. The victory over M... Read more

As President Grant seeks to protect the rights of the Freedmen, the forces of opposition inside the Democratic party zer... Read more

The death of Abraham Lincoln sets the stage for one of the greatest political showdowns in American history. On one side... Read more

Fed up with the scandals of the Grant Administration, Republicans find a new leader in Rutherford B Hayes. To keep the W... Read more

The issue of slavery takes a bloody turn as sectional tensions turn violent in the West. “Bloody Kansas” deprives Presid... Read more

After Rutherford B Hayes steps aside, James Garfield rises to become the Republican nominee. To win the White House, Gar... Read more