A Legacy of Leadership : : Governors and American History / / ed. by Clayton McClure Brooks.

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• MitwirkendeR: Beyle, Thad L.,; Cannon, Lou,; Frederick, Jeff,; McClure Brooks, Clayton,; McNichol, Dan,; Milton Cooper, John,; Nathan, Richard P.,; Norton Smith, Richard,; Reid, Jan,; Scheppach, Raymond C.,; Vettel, Eric J.,; White, Richard D.,
• HerausgeberIn: Brooks, Clayton McClure,
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2013]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.) :; 21 illus.

In A Legacy of Leadership, top scholars and journalists create a new framework for understanding the contributions governors have made to defining democracy and shaping American history.Structured chronologically, A Legacy of Leadership places governors in contrast and comparison with one another as...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction. Governing the Twentieth Century
• Governing the 1910s
• Introduction
• Chapter One. Challenges of a New Century
• Governing the 1920s and 1930s
• Introduction
• Chapter Two. Huey Long and the Great Depression
• Governing the 1940s
• Introduction
• Chapter Three. The Gangbuster as Governor
• Governing the 1950s
• Introduction
• Chapter Four. Connecting the United States
• Governing the 1960s
• Introduction
• Chapter Five. Governors in the Civil Rights Era
• Governing the 1970s
• Introduction
• Chapter Six. Preparing for the Presidency
• Governing the 1980s
• Introduction
• Chapter Seven. Devolution in American Federalism in the Twentieth Century
• Governing the 1990s
• Introduction
• Chapter Eight. The Case of Ann Richards
• Conclusion: The Evolution of the Gubernatorial Office
• Afterword: Governing the Twenty-First Century
• Timeline of Governors and States in the Twentieth Century
• Notes
• Further Resources
• Contributors
• Index
• Acknowledgments