Jake!: The Last Southern Populist Mayor Who Transformed Jacksonville, Florida from a Sleepy City with an Inferiority Complex Contributor(s): Tolbert, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 1977211496 ISBN-13: 9781977211491 Publisher: Outskirts Press OUR PRICE: $30.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political - Political Science | American Government - Local - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.43 lbs) 360 pages |
Themes: - Locality - Jacksonville, Florida - Geographic Orientation - Florida - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Jake Godbold began his life during the Depression in Jacksonville public housing and selling boiled peanuts on the streets as a kid. He used his outsized personality and passion to transform his city and has remained an unmatched force in the political flow of Jacksonville for fifty years. This is the story of what happened, how it happened and why. |