| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Ferguson, James Edward, 1871-1944.
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Ferguson, James Edward, 1871-1944. |
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Ferguson, Miriam Amanda, 1875-1961.
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Ferguson, Miriam Amanda, 1875-1961. |
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Governors -- Texas -- Biography.
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Governors. |
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Texas. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Women governors -- Texas -- Biography.
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Texas -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
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| Chronological Term |
1865-1950 |
| Subject |
Women governors. |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. |
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Politics and government. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. |
| Genre/Form |
collective biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wilson, Carol O'Keefe, 1950- In the Governor's shadow. First edition 9781574415537 (DLC) 2013041279 (OCoLC)861554700 |
| ISBN |
9781574415636 (electronic book) |
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1574415638 (electronic book) |
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9781574415537 |
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1574415530 |
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