Screen LibraryA legacy of leadership : governors and american history /
In A Legacy of Leadership, leading journalists and academics create a new framework for understanding the contributions of governors in defining democracy and shaping American history.
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University of Pennsylvania Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Philadelphia, Pa. : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2008] ©2008 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
In A Legacy of Leadership, leading journalists and academics create a new framework for understanding the contributions of governors in defining democracy and shaping American history. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | 21 illus. |
| ISBN: | 9780812208993 |
| Index Number: | JK2447 |
| CLC: | K837.127 |
| Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Introduction. Governing the Twentieth Century / Introduction -- Chapter One. Challenges of a New Century / Chapter Two. Huey Long and the Great Depression / Chapter Three. The Gangbuster as Governor / Chapter Four. Connecting the United States / Chapter Five. Governors in the Civil Rights Era / Chapter Six. Preparing for the Presidency / Chapter Seven. Devolution in American Federalism in the Twentieth Century / Chapter Eight. The Case of Ann Richards / Conclusion: The Evolution of the Gubernatorial Office / Afterword: Governing the Twenty-First Century / Timeline of Governors and States in the Twentieth Century -- Notes -- Further Resources -- Contributors -- Index -- Acknowledgments. |