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American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994
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Book Code: GR0213
ISBN: 0-313-30213-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30213-8
376 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 6/30/1999
List Price: $165.00 (UK Sterling Price: £95.00)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • This work, like the others, consolidates information that otherwise would be time-consuming to retrieve. Using the bibliographies, interested researchers can pursue an individual or state in more depth. This work is recommended for academic and state libraries.
    —American Reference Books Annual
  • A good general reference source...excellent resources.
    —Register of the kentucky Historical Society
Description: The third of four volumes comprising a biographical dictionary of state house speakers from 1911 to 1994, this book covers speakers from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Following an insightful analytical introduction, the entries provide biographical and career information on all of the Southern speakers. The volume concludes with valuable statistical appendixes based on an exhaustive database. This book complements volumes on the West and Midwest. A volume on the Northeast is forthcoming.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introducion
  • Biographical Dictionary
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix 1: Political Party and Home County
  • Appendix 2: Years in Speakership and House
  • Appendix 3: Legislative Pathways
  • Appendix 4: Gender, Racial Background, Birth, and Death
  • Appendix 5: Education
  • Appendix 6: Religious, Military, and Marital Background
  • Appendix 7: Occupations
  • Appendix 8: Voluntary Organizations
  • Appendix 9: Public Offices before Speakership
  • Appendix 10: Public Offices after Speakership
  • Index
LC Card Number: 98-23549
LCC Class: F208
Dewey Class: 328
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