Coup : The Day the Democrats Ousted Their Governor, Put Republican Lamar Alexander in Office Early, and Stopped a Pardon Scandal /

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"Tells the story of how the day unfolded, in January 1979, when a small bipartisan group of political leaders worked in secret to oust a corrupt sitting governor"--Provided by publisher

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hunt, Keel, 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Blanton, Ray, > 1930-1996.
Alexander, Lamar, > 1940-
Politics and government
Political corruption.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Corruption (Politique) > Tennessee > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Political corruption > Tennessee > History > 20th century.
Tennessee.
Tennessee > Politique et gouvernement > 1951-
Tennessee > Politics and government > 1951-
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; 1. The Stranger; 2. The Sharecropper's Son and Nixon's Choirboy; 3. The Red-and-Black Plaid Shirt; 4. The Murders; 5. The Madness; 6. A Man of Great Promise; 7. The Dominion of the Editor-in-Chief; 8. The Attorney General and the Rule of Law; Illustration Gallery; 9. The New List and the Ticking Clock; 10. The Turmoil; 11. The Call; 12. The Rise of The Speaker; 13. The Cosmos of the Lieutenant Governor; 14. The Dance; 15. The Decision; Illustration Gallery; 16. The Yellow-Dog Chief Justice; 17. The Arrival; 18. The Oath; 19. The Scramble.
  • 20. The Long Night21. The White Morning; Epilogue: What Became of Them; Timeline; Postscript: A Note on Sources; Sources: The Interviews; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Index.

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