UID:
almafu_9959242649002883
Format:
1 online resource (313 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-8203-5292-6
Content:
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
Note:
Includes index.
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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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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8203-4734-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8203-4837-6
Language:
English
Keywords:
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