In the Governor's Shadow : The True Story of Ma and Pa Ferguson /

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In 1915 Governor James Ferguson began his term in Texas bolstered by a wave of voter enthusiasm and legislative cooperation so great that few Texans anticipated anything short of a successful administration. His campaign was based on two key elements: his appeal to the rural constituency and a tempo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilson, Carol O'Keefe, 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Ferguson, Miriam Amanda, > 1875-1961
Ferguson, James Edward, > 1871-1944
Ferguson, Miriam Amanda, > 1875-1961.
Ferguson, James Edward, > 1871-1944.
Women governors.
Politics and government
Governors.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Gouverneures > Texas > Biographies.
Women governors > Texas > Biography.
Governors > Texas > Biography.
Texas.
Texas > Politique et gouvernement > 1865-1950.
Texas > Politics and government > 1865-1950.
Biographies.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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