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Frederickson Kari A. |
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Deep South dynasty : the Bankheads of Alabama / / Kari A. Frederickson |
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Tuscaloosa : , : The University of Alabama Press, , [2022] |
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©2022 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (417 pages) |
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History |
Alabama Politics and government 1865-1950 |
Alabama History 1819-1950 |
Alabama Biography |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [381]-393) and index. |
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Introduction: Family biography as regional history -- Ascension. Becoming the Bankheads of Alabama ; A slaveholder's son in the postwar South, 1865-1885 ; "He was a getter, and he got" : the making of a New South congressman ; Establishing the new order ; Political challenges, 1904-1907 ; Roads and redemption ; Party men, city women -- Succession. New directions ; Senator from Alabama ; Burning bridges, taking chances ; Mr. Speaker ; "A good soldier in politics" : the last campaign ; At the crossroads. |
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"Deep South Dynasty: The Bankheads of Alabama, 1865-1946 is an epic family biography that reflects the complicated and evolving world inhabited by three generations of the extremely accomplished--if problematic--Bankhead family of northwest Alabama. The book traces the careers of five members of the family: John Hollis Bankhead (1842-1920); his sons, John Hollis Bankhead Jr. (1872-1946) and William Brockman Bankhead (1874-1940); his daughter, Marie Bankhead Owen (1869-1958); and, to a lesser extent, his granddaughter, Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (1902-1968). From Reconstruction through the end of World War II, the Bankheads served as the principal architects of the political, economic, and cultural framework of Alabama and the |
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South. A Confederate veteran and the son of a slaveholder and a Confederate veteran, John Hollis Bankhead rose to prominence over a twenty-year period after the Civil War during which he played a key role in crafting a conservative political culture, legal code, and economic system that relied upon and perpetuated white supremacy in Alabama. With the consolidation of single party rule, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1886. He would serve in Congress-first the House, then the Senate-for 33 years in all, playing a pivotal role in the development of federal transportation policies and securing funds to build roads and harness waterways to aid economic opportunities for cotton farmers, coal barons, and emerging industries across the South. Two of Bankhead's sons, John Jr. and William, followed in their father's political footsteps, beginning with John Jr.'s participation in Alabama's 1901 constitutional convention and his subsequent work drafting the election laws which disenfranchised blacks and poor whites from political life in the state for decades to come. William's election to the House of Representatives in 1916 was followed by John Jr.'s election to the Senate in 1930. Both were key New Deal Democrats who were integrally involved in shaping federal agricultural reforms during the Depression. These policies weren't designed for an even playing field, however-the Bankheads and other Southern lawmakers saw to it that the New Deal's programs primarily benefitted white recipients. William's worldview expanded to some degree due to his adroitness in advancing President Franklin D. Roosevelt's legislative agenda in the House; shortly after assuming a leadership role as House Majority Leader, he was elected Speaker of the House in 1936, a position he held until his death in 1940. John Jr.'s death in 1946 marked the close of the Bankhead's political dynasty as the post-WWII era was beginning. Marie Bankhead Owen exercised her social capital in partnership with her husband, Thomas M. Owen, the first director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, a position she assumed on his death in 1920. An outspoken arbiter of social norms and civic virtue, Marie wielded enormous power over the cultural landscape of Alabama, the South, and, in some ways, the white imagination at large. Working with the United Daughters of the Confederacy and other organizations, she was an instrumental advocate for the Lost Cause ideology that romanticized the antebellum era and rural life generally, legitimized secession, valorized the Confederate soldier, minimized poor whites' contributions to society, and all but erased African Americans from existence. After the death of her brothers, Marie continued working in a variety of capacities for another decade, including as keeper of the family legacy. In this, she was often challenged by William's daughters, especially her outrageous niece, actress Tallulah Bankhead, whose life diverged from the fold in so many ways and yet kept the family name in the public eye and memory long after her more august relatives had passed from the stage. Frederickson's meticulously-researched, expertly-crafted, examination of this once-powerful but now largely forgotten southern family provides a compelling way in which to tell the complicated story of the region and its relationship with the wider world over the course of eight decades, from the wreckage of the Civil War to the dawn of nuclear age"-- |
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UNINA9910497083903321 |
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Autore |
Block Walter <1941-> |
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Defending the Undefendable III / / by Walter E. Block |
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Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2021.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (243 pages) |
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Collana |
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Law and Criminology Series |
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Disciplina |
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Conflict of laws |
International law |
Comparative law |
Property |
Common law |
Human rights |
Peace |
Political science - Philosophy |
Private International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law |
Common Property and Land Law |
Human Rights |
Peace and Conflict Studies |
Political Philosophy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Introduction -- Part I. Politics -- Chapter 1. The Federalist -- Chapter 2. The Anarchist -- Chapter 3. The Election Purchaser -- Part II. Free speech -- Chapter 4. The Flag Burner -- Chapter 5. The Demagogue -- Chapter 6. The Yellow Journalist -- Chapter 7. The Blasphemer -- Chapter 8. The Hater -- Part III. Discrimination -- Chapter 9. The Obese Disparager -- Chapter 10. The Pay Gapper -- Chapter 11. The Beard Belittler -- Chapter 12. The Diversity Demeanor -- Part IV. Labor -- Chapter 13. The Wage Stagnationist -- Chapter 14. The Gigster -- Chapter 15. The (voluntary!) Slave Owner -- Chapter 16. The Labor Union Opponent -- Chapter 17. The Precarious Labor Employer -- |
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Chapter 18. The Housewife Non-Payer -- Chapter 19. The Minimum Wage Challenger -- Chapter 20. The Academic Tenure Denier -- Chapter 21. The Work Sharer -- Chapter 22. The Jury Refuser -- Part V. Sex -- Chapter 23. The Group Marriage Participant -- Chapter 24. The Straight White Male -- 25. Jessica Yaniv -- 26. The Adulterer -- Chapter 27. TheFront Lawn Nudist -- Chapter 28. The Host Mother -- 29. The Rape Forgiver -- Part VI. Medical -- Chapter 30. The Evictionist -- Chapter 31. The Gay Conversion Therapist -- Chapter 32. The Drug Price Raiser -- Chapter 33. The Non-licensed Doctor -- Chapter 34. The Suicide Instigator -- Chapter 35. The Prescription Drug Violator -- Chapter 36. The Socialized Medicine Debaser -- Chapter 37. The Ambulance Chaser -- Chapter 38. The Food and Drug Administration Challenger -- Chapter 39. The Gene Editor -- Part VII. Real estate -- Chapter 40. The Redliner -- Chapter 41. The Airbnber -- Chapter 42. The Gentrifier -- Chapter 43. The Holdout -- Chapter 44. The Evicter -- Chapter 45. The Rent Control Adversary -- Chapter 46. The Pet Hating Landlord -- Chapter 47. The Zoning Renouncer -- Chapter 48. The Housing Rights Repudiator -- Part VIII. Business -- Chapter 49. The Metric Protester -- Chapter 50. The Cultural Appropriator -- Chapter 51. The Entrepreneur -- Chapter 52. The Self-dealer -- Chapter 53. The Religious Broadcaster -- Chapter 54. The Motor Vehicle Department Derider -- Chapter 55. The Sunday Shopper -- Chapter 56. The Business License Rejecter -- Chapter 57. The Banker -- Part IX. Sports -- Chapter 58. The Booster -- Chapter 59. The NBA-NFL-MLB Eliminator -- Chapter 60. The Olympic Drug Taker -- Chapter 61. The Olympic Commercializer -- Part X. Finance -- Chapter 62. The Billionaire -- Chapter 63. The Bankrupt -- Chapter 64. The Predatory Lender -- Chapter 65. The Anti-Egalitarian -- Chapter 66. The End the Fed Supporter -- Part XI. International -- Chapter 67. The Water Seller -- Chapter 68. The Illegal Immigrant -- Chapter 69. The Free Trader -- Chapter 70. The Car Warrior -- Chapter 71. The Foreign Aid Denigrator -- Chapter 72. The Dumper. |
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This book probes the depths of libertarian philosophy and highlights the need for laws that protect all individuals in society. This book defines libertarianism as a theory of what is just law, it is predicated upon the non-aggression principle (NAP). This legal foundation of the libertarian philosophy states that it should be illicit to threaten or engage in initiatory violence against innocent people. Ultimately, this book presents the notion, defend the “undefendable.” This book defines that as; any person, institution, professional, worker, which is either reviled by virtually everyone, or prohibited by law, and does not violate the NAP. Weaved throughout, this book uses political philosophy to present three fundamental premises to explain this libertarian point of view. Firstly, this book defines the non-aggression principle (NAP). Secondly, demonstrates the importance and relevance of private property rights in this context. This book uses practical examples to demonstrate the theoretical application of freedom rights using libertarianism principles. . |
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