| The Three Governors Controversy: Skullduggery, Machinations, and the Decline of Georgia's Progressive Politics Contributor(s): Bullock, Charles S., III (Author), Buchanan, Scott E. (Author), Gaddie, Ronald Keith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820347345 ISBN-13: 9780820347349 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | American Government - State - Law | Legal History |
| Dewey: 975.804 |
| LCCN: 2014038947 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.30 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: The death of Georgia governor-elect Eugene Talmadge in late 1946 launched a constitutional crisis that ranks as one of the most unusual political events in U.S. history: the state had three active governors at once, each claiming that he was the true elected official. This is the first full-length examination of that episode, which wasn't just a crazy quirk of Georgia politics (though it was that) but the decisive battle in a struggle between the state's progressive and rustic forces that had continued since the onset of the Great Depression. In 1946, rural forces aided by the county unit system, Jim Crow intimidation of black voters, and the Talmadge machine's "loyal 100,000" voters united to claim the governorship. In the aftermath, progressive political forces in Georgia would shrink into obscurity for the better part of a generation. In this volume is the story of how the political, governmental, and Jim Crow social institutions not only defeated Georgia's progressive forces but forestalled their effectiveness for a decade and a half. |
Contributor Bio(s): Buchanan, Scott E.: - SCOTT E. BUCHANAN is professor of political science at the Citadel. He is the author of Some of the People Who Ate My Barbecue Didn't Vote for Me: The Life of Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin.Gaddie, Ronald Keith: - RONALD KEITH GADDIE is Executive Faculty Fellow of the University of Oklahoma and Presidential Professor of Political Science. |