Governing the twentieth century: building a history of the modern governorship / Clayton McClure Brooks -- Challenges of a new century: Woodrow Wilson and the Progressive Era / John Milton Cooper -- Huey Long and the Great Depression: rise of a populist demagogue / Richard D. White -- The gangbuster as governor: Thomas E. Dewey and the Republican New Deal / Richard Norton Smith -- Connecting the United States: governors and the building of the interstate system / Dan McNichol -- Governors in the Civil Rights Era: the Wallace factor / Jeff Frederick -- Preparing for the presidency: the political education of Ronald Reagan / Lou Cannon -- Devolution in American Federalism in the twentieth century / Richard P. Nathan -- The case of Ann Richards: women in the gubernatorial office / Jan Reid -- Conclusion: the evolution of the gubernatorial office: United States governors over the twentieth century -- Afterword: governing the twenty-first century -- Timeline of governors and states in the twentieth century
Summary
In A Legacy of Leadership, leading journalists and academics create a new framework for understanding the contributions of governors in defining democracy and shaping American history
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-273) and index
Notes
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