The Three Governors Controversy : Skullduggery, Machinations, and the Decline of Georgia's Progressive Politics.

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The death of Georgia governor-elect Eugene Talmadge in late 1946 launched a constitutional crisis that ranks as one of the most unusual political events in U.S. history: the state had three active governors at once, each claiming that he was the true elected official. This is the first full-length e...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bullock, Charles S.
Other Authors: Buchanan, Scott E., Gaddie, Ronald Keith
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : University of Georgia Press, 2015.
Subjects:
1865-1999
Governors > Georgia > History > 20th century.
Governors > Georgia > Biography.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Governors.
Politics and government.
Georgia > Politics and government > 1865-1950.
Géorgie (État) > Politique et gouvernement > 1865-1950.
Georgia.
Biographies.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The emergence of bifactional politics
  • Georgia in a state of change
  • The 1946 Democratic primary
  • The 1946 general election
  • The legislative "resolution" of Georgia's 1946 gubernatorial election
  • Two months of two governors.

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