Challengers to Duopoly

"Gillespie's book should satisfy the curiosity of both the average citizen and the interested student of politics. This is a fine introduction to the subject and a valuable aid to general readers."—Library Journal

"Gillespie offers a readable . . . potpourri of history, political science, and reportage."—Publishers Weekly

"Gillespie has produced a lively discussion of American third parties past and present. His book is a handy reference of descriptions of the many smaller parties that have enlivened the political scene."—Choice

"Besides recovering the story of fringe politics in the past, Gillespie probes the psychology—the paranoias, idealism, and hatreds—of third-party candidates and voters."—Booklist

"Sympathetic to the impulses that spark American third parties—which are 'driven so often by a vision of what should be'—if not always sympathetic with sentiments that are 'mean-spirited, nasty, even downright dangerous, Gillespie has written a readable introduction to the subject."—Washington Times

"This book would be an excellent supplementary text for a course on parties or policy agenda development in the Unites States, as it would provide students a comprehensive look at the party system that exists beyond the Republican-Democratic duopoly."—Natalie Jackson, "American Review of Politics," Fall 2012