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In the Governor's shadow : the true story of Ma and Pa Ferguson / Carol O'Keefe Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Carol O'Keefe, 1950- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ferguson, James Edward, 1871-1944.
- Ferguson, James Edward.
- Ferguson, Miriam Amanda, 1875-1961.
- Ferguson, Miriam Amanda.
- Governors--Texas--Biography.
- Governors.
- Women governors.
- Texas.
- Women governors--Texas--Biography.
- Texas--Politics and government--1865-1950.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, 2014.
- Contents:
- Prologue: A tainted victory
- Tangled family roots
- Life unencumbered
- Political plunge
- Keeping secrets
- Guilty knowledge
- It is good to be king
- A season of success begins to fade
- A falling out and a fall from grace
- An investigation
- Testimony most telling
- In his own words
- The crane swoops in
- The ruling and the aftermath
- Let's try this again
- Seeking redemption
- Optimistic defeat
- The accidental Governor
- Shadow Governor
- See Ma run (again)
- Coming back (1927/1932)
- Twice the vice
- Sunset
- Cross, double cross
- The last act
- Not your average Ma and Pa.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781574415537
- 1574415530
- 9781574415636
- 1574415638
- OCLC:
- 861554700
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