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Millard Fillmore Caldwell : governing on the wrong side of history / Gary R. Mormino ; foreword by Andrew K. Frank.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mormino, Gary R., author.
- Series:
- Florida in focus.
- Florida in focus
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Caldwell, Millard Fillmore, 1897-1984.
- Caldwell, Millard Fillmore.
- Governors--Florida--Biography.
- Governors.
- Legislators--Florida--Biography.
- Legislators.
- Florida.
- Genre:
- Biographies
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (137 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2020]
- Summary:
- Once considered one of the greatest Floridians of his generation, Millard Fillmore Caldwell is known today for his inability to adjust to the racial progress of the modern world. Leading Florida historian Gary Mormino tackles the difficult question of how to remember yesterday's heroes who are now known to have had serious flaws.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Child of Privilege, Bound to Duty: 1897-1943
- 2. The Candidate and the Governor: 1943-1949
- 3. The Wild Ride: Florida at the Crossroads, 1948
- 4. Citizen, Cold Warrior, Civil Defense Director, and Judge: 1950-1970
- 5. Conclusion: Who Belongs on the Pedestal?.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8130-6552-6
- OCLC:
- 1237630631
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