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Bullock Charles S. <1942-> |
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The three governors controversy : skullduggery, machinations, and the decline of Georgia's progressive politics / / Charles S. Bullock III, Scott E. Buchanan, Ronald Keith Gaddie |
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Athens, Georgia ; ; London, England : , : The University of Georgia Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (313 p.) |
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Governors - Georgia - History - 20th century |
Governors - Georgia |
Georgia Politics and government 1865-1950 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Cast of Characters; Introduction; 1. The Emergence of Bifactional Politics; 2. Georgia in a State of Change; 3. The 1946 Democratic Primary; 4. The 1946 General Election; 5. The Legislative "Resolution" of Georgia's 1946 Gubernatorial Election; 6. Two Months of Two Governors; Epilogue; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
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The death of Georgia governor-elect Eugene Talmadge in late 1946 launched a constitutional crisis that ranks as one of the most unusual political events in U.S. history: the state had three active governors at once, each claiming that he was the true elected official. This is the first full-length examination of that episode, which wasn't just a crazy quirk of Georgia politics (though it was that) but the decisive battle in a struggle between the state's progressive and rustic forces that had continued since the onset of the Great Depression. In 1946, rural forces aided by the county unit syst |
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