A legacy of leadership : governors and American history / edited by Clayton McClure Brooks.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brooks, Clayton McClure.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Governors--United States--History--20th century.

Governors.

Women governors--United States.

Women governors.

Decentralization in government.

History.

United States.

Decentralization in government--United States--History--20th century.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

viii, 288 pages, 21 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2008]

Contents:

Introduction: Governing the Twentieth Century: Building a History of the Modern Governorship / Clayton McClure Brooks 1

Governing the 1910s 9

1 Challenges of a New Century: Woodrow Wilson and the Progressive Era / John Milton Cooper, Jr. 12

Governing the 1920s and 1930s 35

2 Huey Long and the Great Depression: Rise of a Populist Demagogue / Richard D. White, Jr. 41

Governing the 1940s 59

3 The Gangbuster as Governor: Thomas E. Dewey and the Republican New Deal / Richard Norton Smith 63

Governing the 1950s 81

4 Connecting the United States: Governors and the Building of the Interstate System / Dan McNichol 85

Governing the 1960s 111

5 Governors in the Civil Rights Era: The Wallace Factor / Jeff Frederick 115

Governing the 1970s 133

6 Preparing for the Presidency: The Political Education of Ronald Reagan / Lou Cannon 137

Governing the 1980s 157

7 Devolution in American Federalism in the Twentieth Century / Richard P. Nathan 161

Governing the 1990s 179

8 The Case of Ann Richards: Women in the Gubernatorial Office / Jan Reid 183

Conclusion: The Evolution of the Gubernatorial Office: United States Governors over the Twentieth Century / Thad L. Beyle 202

Afterword: Governing the Twenty-First Century 219

Timeline of Governors and States in the Twentieth Century 223.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page [247-273]) and index.

ISBN:

0812240944

9780812240948

OCLC:

183261888