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

Decentralization in government.

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

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 288 p., [21] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2008.

Contents:

Governing the twentieth century: building a history of the modern governorship / Clayton McClure Brooks

Challenges of a new century: Woodrow Wilson and the Progressive Era / John Milton Cooper

Huey Long and the Great Depression: rise of a populist demagogue / Richard D. White

The gangbuster as governor: Thomas E. Dewey and the Republican New Deal / Richard Norton Smith

Connecting the United States: governors and the building of the interstate system / Dan McNichol

Governors in the Civil Rights Era: the Wallace factor / Jeff Frederick

Preparing for the presidency: the political education of Ronald Reagan / Lou Cannon

Devolution in American Federalism in the twentieth century / Richard P. Nathan

The case of Ann Richards: women in the gubernatorial office / Jan Reid

Conclusion: the evolution of the gubernatorial office: United States governors over the twentieth century

Afterword: governing the twenty-first century

Timeline of governors and states in the twentieth century.

Notes:

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

ISBN:

0812240944 (hardcover : alk. paper)

9780812240948 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

183261888