Alabama Governors
Title | Alabama Governors PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel L. Webb |
Publisher | University of Alabama Press |
Pages | 385 |
Release | 2014-08-31 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0817318437 |
This collection of biographical essays, written by thirty-four noted historians and political scientists, chronicles the times, careers, challenges, leadership, and legacies of the fifty-seven men and one woman who have served as the state's highest elected official. The book is organized chronologically into six sections that cover Alabama's years as a US territory and its early statehood, the 1840s through the Civil War and Reconstruction, the late nineteenth-century Bourbon era, twentieth-century progressive and wartime governors, the Civil Rights era and George Wallace's period of inf.
The Governors of Alabama
Title | The Governors of Alabama PDF eBook |
Author | John Craig Stewart |
Publisher | Pelican Publishing |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Governors |
ISBN | 9781455605194 |
A biography and history of the governors of Alabama from earliest times to the present.
Of Goats & Governors
Title | Of Goats & Governors PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Flowers |
Publisher | NewSouth Books |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2015-08-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1603063641 |
Few states have as colorful a political history as Alabama, especially in the post-World War II era. During the past six decades, the state played a central role in the civil rights movement, largely moved away from its earlier farm-based economy and culture, and transitioned from a relatively moderate-progressive Democratic Party politics to today's hard-core conservative Republican Party domination. Moving onto and off Alabama's electoral stage during all these transformations have been some of the most interesting figures in 20th-century American government and politics. Swirling around these elected officials in the Heart of Dixie are stories, legends, and jokes that are told and retold by political insiders, journalists, and scholars who follow the goings-on in Washington and Montgomery. In Alabama, it seems, politics is not only a blood sport but high entertainment. There could be no better guide to this colorful history than political columnist and commentator Steve Flowers.
Stand Up for Alabama
Title | Stand Up for Alabama PDF eBook |
Author | Jeff Frederick |
Publisher | University of Alabama Press |
Pages | 504 |
Release | 2007-11-11 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0817315748 |
Whereas other studies have focused on George Wallace's career as a national figure, Stand Up for Alabama provides a detailed, comprehensive, and analytical study of Wallace's political life that emphasizes his activities and their impact within the state of Alabama. Jeff Frederick examines the development of policy during the Wallace administrations and documents relationships with his constituents in ways that go beyond racial politics. He also analyzes the connections between Wallace's career and Alabamians' understanding of their history, sense of morality, and class system.
Of Goats & Governors
Title | Of Goats & Governors PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Flowers |
Publisher | NewSouth Books |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 2015-10-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 160306365X |
Few states have as colorful a political history as Alabama, especially in the post-World War II era. During the past six decades, the state played a central role in the civil rights movement, largely moved away from its earlier farm-based economy and culture, and transitioned from a relatively moderate-progressive Democratic Party politics to today's hard-core conservative Republican Party domination. Moving onto and off Alabama's electoral stage during all these transformations have been some of the most interesting figures in 20th-century American government and politics. Swirling around these elected officials in the Heart of Dixie are stories, legends, and jokes that are told and retold by political insiders, journalists, and scholars who follow the goings-on in Washington and Montgomery. In Alabama, it seems, politics is not only a blood sport but high entertainment. There could be no better guide to this colorful history than political columnist and commentator Steve Flowers.
Addresses, Messages, Etc. of Various Governors
Title | Addresses, Messages, Etc. of Various Governors PDF eBook |
Author | Alabama. Governor |
Publisher | |
Pages | 616 |
Release | 1868 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Nobody But the People
Title | Nobody But the People PDF eBook |
Author | Warren A. Trest |
Publisher | NewSouth Books |
Pages | 530 |
Release | 2008-01-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1588382214 |
In this first authorized biography of former Alabama governor John Patterson, he is revealed as a complex and likeable politician and jurist whose career was unfortunately blighted by decisions he later regretted on racial issues.