| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| 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 |
| Summary |
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 temporary hiatus from the effects of the continuous Prohibition debate. In reality, Jim Ferguson had shrewdly sold a well-crafted image of himself to Texas voters, carrying into office a bevy of closely guarded secrets about his personal finances, his business acumen, and his relationship with Texas brew |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Ferguson, James Edward, 1871-1944.
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Ferguson, Miriam Amanda, 1875-1961.
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Ferguson, James Edward, 1871-1944 fast |
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Ferguson, Miriam Amanda, 1875-1961 fast |
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Governors -- Texas -- Biography
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Women governors -- Texas -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Governors
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Politics and government
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Women governors
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Texas -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85134280
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| Subject |
Texas
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| Genre/Form |
collective biographies.
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781574415636 |
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1574415638 |
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