{"product_id":"this-is-what-democracy-looked-like","title":"This is What Democracy Looked Like","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehe first illustrated history of printed ballot design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Is What Democracy Looked Like \u003c\/em\u003eilluminates the noble but often flawed process at the heart of our democracy. An exploration and celebration of US ballots from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this visual history reveals unregulated, outlandish, and, at times, absurd designs that reflect the explosive growth and changing face of the voting public. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ballots offer insight into a pivotal time in American history—a period of tectonic shifts in the electoral system—fraught with electoral fraud, disenfranchisement, scams, and skullduggery, as parties printed their own tickets and voters risked their lives going to the polls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton Architectural Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47740182462722,"sku":"9781616898878","price":44.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2228\/7429\/files\/thisiswhatdemocracylookedlike.jpg?v=1778211766","url":"https:\/\/shop.stlartsupply.com\/en-ca\/products\/this-is-what-democracy-looked-like","provider":"St. Louis Art Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}