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1 online resource (313 pages) |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 examination of that episode, which wasn't just a crazy quirk of Georgia politics (though it was that) but the decisive battle in a struggle between the state's progressive and rustic forces that had continued since the onset of the Great Depression. In 1946, rural forces aided by the county unit syst |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Governors -- Georgia -- History -- 20th century
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Governors -- Georgia -- Biography
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
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HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century.
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Governors
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Georgia -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054231
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Georgia
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Academic theses.
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Biographies.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Buchanan, Scott E
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Gaddie, Ronald Keith
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| LC no. |
2014038947 |
| ISBN |
9780820348377 |
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0820348376 |
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9780820347349 |
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0820347345 |
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0820352926 |
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9780820352923 |
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