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J.V. Conran and rural political power : boss mythology and rural political power / Will Sarvis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sarvis, Will, 1959-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conran, J. V., 1899-1970.
- Conran, J. V.
- Politicians--Missouri--New Madrid County--Biography.
- Politicians.
- Political corruption.
- History.
- New Madrid County (Mo.)--Politics and government.
- New Madrid County (Mo.).
- Political corruption--Missouri--New Madrid County--History--20th century.
- Missouri--Politics and government.
- Missouri.
- Politics and government.
- Political corruption--Missouri--History--20th century.
- Missouri--New Madrid County.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 181 pages : map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2012]
- Summary:
- James Vincent Conran (1899-1970) was the most significant political organizer in the history of rural America. Serving as a rural Missouri prosecutor for thirty-two years, Conran was the much-sought political friend of statewide and national candidates, such as President Harry S. Truman, U.S. Senator Thomas F. Eagleton, and Governor Warren Hearnes. His singular political influence was inextricably linked to the unique demographics of his home region, the Missouri "Bootheel," which was a part southern, part mid-western, and part frontier community where African Americans enjoyed unusual political power.
- Though contemporary media depictions portrayed Conran as a traditional, corrupt political boss-like his notorious contemporaries, Tom Pendergast of Kansas City or Ed Crump of Memphis-this view is flawed. In J. V. Conran and Rural Political Power, Will Sarvis aims to paint a more accurate picture of Conran by revealing the true extent and limitations of his power and influence. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Embedded traditions of election fraud and bloc voting
- Launching a political career amidst the Great Depression
- Elusive apex
- Other stars rising
- Changing times
- Power and its limitations
- Legacy and epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780739169858
- 0739169858
- 9780739169865
- 0739169866
- OCLC:
- 758392624
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