02849nam 2200601 450 991046339890332120200520144314.00-8203-5292-6(CKB)2670000000608420(EBL)2008635(SSID)ssj0001460156(PQKBManifestationID)12562801(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001460156(PQKBWorkID)11464940(PQKB)10330505(MiAaPQ)EBC2008635(Au-PeEL)EBL2008635(CaPaEBR)ebr11042584(CaONFJC)MIL763441(OCoLC)908101055(EXLCZ)99267000000060842020150425h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe three governors controversy skullduggery, machinations, and the decline of Georgia's progressive politics /Charles S. Bullock III, Scott E. Buchanan, Ronald Keith GaddieAthens, Georgia ;London, England :The University of Georgia Press,2015.©20151 online resource (313 p.)Includes index.0-8203-4734-5 0-8203-4837-6 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; ZThe 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 systGovernorsGeorgiaHistory20th centuryGovernorsGeorgiaBiographyGeorgiaPolitics and government1865-1950Electronic books.GovernorsHistoryGovernors975.8/043Bullock Charles S.1942-863732Buchanan Scott E.Gaddie Ronald KeithMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463398903321The three governors controversy1927834UNINA