A legacy of leadership : governors and American history /
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Brooks, Clayton McClure. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2008] |
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction: Governing the Twentieth Century: Building a History of the Modern Governorship
- Governing the 1910s
- 1. Challenges of a New Century: Woodrow Wilson and the Progressive Era
- Governing the 1920s and 1930s
- 2. Huey Long and the Great Depression: Rise of a Populist Demagogue
- Governing the 1940s
- 3. The Gangbuster as Governor: Thomas E. Dewey and the Republican New Deal
- Governing the 1950s
- 4. Connecting the United States: Governors and the Building of the Interstate System
- Governing the 1960s
- 5. Governors in the Civil Rights Era: The Wallace Factor
- Governing the 1970s
- 6. Preparing for the Presidency: The Political Education of Ronald Reagan
- Governing the 1980s
- 7. Devolution in American Federalism in the Twentieth Century
- Governing the 1990s
- 8. The Case of Ann Richards: Women in the Gubernatorial Office
- Conclusion: The Evolution of the Gubernatorial Office: United States Governors over the Twentieth Century
- Afterword: Governing the Twenty-First Century
- Timeline of Governors and States in the Twentieth Century
- Notes
- Further Resources
- List of Contributors
- Index
- Acknowledgments