Name: Alabama Governors A Political History of the State 1st Edition by Samuel Webb, Harriet Amos Doss, Margaret Armbrester, Albert Brewer; David Alsobrook, Leah Rawls Atkins, Hugh Bailey, Jonathan Bass, Michael Breedlove, Kit Carson Carter ISBN 978-0817318437 0817318437
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Alabama Governors A Political History of the State 1st Edition by Samuel L. Webb, Harriet E. Amos Doss, Margaret E. Armbrester, Albert P. Brewer, David E. Alsobrook, Leah Rawls Atkins, Hugh C. Bailey, Jonathan Bass, Michael Breedlove, Kit Carson Carter- Ebook PDF Instant Download/Delivery: 978-0817318437, 0817318437
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Author:Samuel L. Webb, Harriet E. Amos Doss, Margaret E. Armbrester, Albert P. Brewer, David E. Alsobrook, Leah Rawls Atkins, Hugh C. Bailey, Jonathan Bass, Michael Breedlove, Kit Carson Carter

An entirely revised and updated edition of the best-selling 2001 original

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 influence, and recent chief executives in the post-Wallace era.

The political careers of these fifty-eight individuals reflect the story of Alabama itself. Taken together, these essays provide a unified history of the state, with its recurring themes of race, federal-state relations, tensions between north and south Alabama, economic development, taxation, and education.

Alabama Governors expertly delineates the decisions and challenges of the chief executives, their policy initiatives, their accomplishments and failures, and the lasting impact of their terms. The book also includes the true and sometimes scandalous anecdotes that pepper Alabama’s storied history. Several of the state’s early governors fought duels; one killed his wife’s lover. A Reconstruction era-governor barricaded himself in his office and refused to give it up when voters failed to reelect him. A twentieth-century governor, an alumnus of Yale, served as an officer in the Ku Klux Klan.

This entirely updated and revised edition includes enlarged and enhanced images of each governor. Published as Alabama prepares for its sixty-fourth gubernatorial election, Alabama Governors is certain to become a valuable resource for teachers, students, librarians, journalists, and anyone interested in the colorful history of Alabama politics.

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Alabama Governors A Political History of the State 1st Edition by Samuel Webb, Harriet Amos Doss, Margaret Armbrester, Albert Brewer; David Alsobrook, Leah Rawls Atkins, Hugh Bailey, Jonathan Bass, Michael Breedlove, Kit Carson Carter ISBN 978-0817318437 0817318437

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