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1	The path to power more books like this by Robert A Caro add to wishlist This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country. The Path to Power reveals in extraordinary detail the genesis of the almost superhuman drive, energy, and ambition that set LBJ apart. It follows him from the Hill Country to New Deal Washington, from his boyhood through the years of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Vol. 1 more books like this by Robert A Caro add to wishlist The award-winning, bestselling biography that traces Lyndon Johnson's rise tonational prominence. see all copies from $3.50! new only from $11.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Southern politics in State and Nation more books like this by V. O. Key add to wishlist see all copies from $6.00! new only from $32.25! \| first editions
4	Emancipation Betrayed: The Hidden History of Black Organizing and White Violence in Florida from Reconstruction to the Bloody Election of 1920 more books like this by Paul Ortiz add to wishlist In this penetrating examination of African American politics and culture, Paul Ortiz throws a powerful light on the struggle of black Floridians to create the first statewide civil rights movement against Jim Crow. Concentrating on the period between the end of slavery and the election of 1920, "Emancipation Betrayed" vividly demonstrates that the ... see all copies from $6.85! new only from $18.70! \| first editions
5	Local People: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi more books like this by John Dittmer add to wishlist A well researched work that tells the story of the civil rights movement in Mississippi, beginning after World War II. see all copies from $9.75! new only from $26.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Every man a king; the autobiography of Huey P Long. more books like this by Huey Pierce Long add to wishlist Huey Long (18931935) was one of the most extraordinary American politicians, simultaneously cursed as a dictator and applauded as a benefactor of the masses. A product of the poor north Louisiana hills, he was elected governor of Louisiana in 1928, and proceeded to subjugate the powerful state political hierarchy after narrowly defeating an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.94! \| first editions
7	Elsie de Wolfe : a life in the high style more books like this by Jane S. Smith add to wishlist see all copies from $4.48! signed copies \| first editions
8	The Earl of Louisiana more books like this by A J Liebling add to wishlist In the summer of 1959, A. J. Liebling, a veteran writer for the New Yorker, came to Louisiana to cover a series of bizarre events that began with Governor Earl K. Long's commitment to a mental institution. Captivated by his subject, Liebling remained to write the fascinating yet tragic story of Uncle Earl's final year in politics. First published ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.84! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Roots of Southern Populism: Yeoman Farmers & the Transformation of the Georgia Upcountry, 1850-1890 more books like this by Steven Hahn add to wishlist Despite the vast changes in plantation agriculture following the Civil War and Reconstruction, the lot of small farmers was little improved. Examining the nonplantation region of upcountry Georgia as a microcosm of the South, Steven Hahn showed how farmers were buffeted by such forces as the unravelling of antebellum household economy, the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.49! \| SVS
10	Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen more books like this by Philip Dray add to wishlist In this grand and compelling new history of Reconstruction, Pulitzer Prize finalist Philip Dray shines a light on a little known group of men: the nation's first black members of Congress. see all copies from $7.82! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Earl K. Long: The Saga of Uncle Earl and Louisiana Politics more books like this by Michael L Kurtz, Morgan D Peoples add to wishlist In a region famous for its flamboyant politicians, Earl K. Long was one of the most flamboyant of them all. This first full-scale biography of the former Louisiana governor explores his controversial life-style and his strong family ties, his raw humor and his political savvy, his abuse of power and his accomplishments in the areas of civil rights ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Book of Daniel Drew more books like this by Bouck White add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Ill THESE years of mine as a calf-drover were broken in upon a little later. I went into the circus business. Some time after the War of 1812, the travelling circus ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.71! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The conservative regime: South Carolina, 1877-1890 more books like this by Professor William James Cooper add to wishlist First published in 1968, The Conservative Regime was the inaugural work from the prolific Cooper. An investigation of the way in which South Carolinians redefined their state in the wake of the Civil War and Reconstruction, the volume addresses two divergent political eras and the powerful figures who shaped them. The 1876 election of General Wade ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14	The public papers and addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt more books like this by Franklin D. Roosevelt add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
15	Cracker Messiah, Governor Sidney J. Catts of Florida more books like this by Wayne Flynt add to wishlist see all copies from $19.99! first editions
16	Conservative Constraints: North Carolina and the New Deal more books like this by Carl Abrams, Douglas Carl Abrams add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.63! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Huey Long Invades New Orleans: The Siege of a City, 1934-36 more books like this by Garry Boulard add to wishlist While many books have been written on the life and death of Huey Long, none have adequately addressed his asssault of New Orleans, or the reasons behind it -- until now. By 1934, Long was one of the most powerful and influential men in the country. He derived his power largely through the suport of the 8 million members of the Share Our Wealth ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $4.45! \| signed copies \| SVS
18	Joseph E. Brown and the Politics of Reconstruction, more books like this by Derrell C Roberts add to wishlist see all copies from $2.92! first editions
19 view cover	The Road more books like this by John Ehle add to wishlist Originally published in 1967, The Road is epic historical fiction at its best. At the novel's center is Weatherby Wright, a railroad builder who launches an ambitious plan to link the highlands of western North Carolina with the East. As a native of the region, Wright knows What his railway will mean to the impoverished settlers. But to accomplish ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $18.70! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Bourbonism and Agrarian Protest: Louisiana Politics, 1877-1900 more books like this by William Ivy Hair add to wishlist see all copies from $2.01! new only from $25.75! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Splendid Failure: Postwar Reconstruction in the American South more books like this by Michael W Fitzgerald add to wishlist Michael Fitzgerald's new interpretation of Reconstruction shows how the internal dynamics of this first freedom movement played into the hands of white racist reactionaries in the South. Splendid Failure recounts how postwar financial missteps and other governance problems quickly soured idealistic Northerners on the practical consequences of the ... see all copies from $10.28! new only from $10.28! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Huey Long's Louisiana Hayride more books like this by Harnett Thomas Kane, Sam H Jones (Foreword by) add to wishlist One of the most sought-after books on Louisiana, this volume documents the rise to power, the political maneuverings, and the assassination of Louisiana's Kingfish, Huey Long. This eyewitness account records accurately the wild political hayride Long engineered and the scandals that followed his death. The definitive work on the subject. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Reunion Without Compromise more books like this by Michael Perman add to wishlist A study of the political leadership of the Southern States during the decisive three years immediately after the American Civil War. This was the crucial moment when the terms and shape of the post-war sectional settlement were being deliberated and determined and its outcome depended on the policy pursued by the Federal government towards the ... see all copies from $2.98! new only from $44.55! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics: The Personalities, Elections, and Events That Shaped Modern North Carolina more books like this by Rob Christensen add to wishlist This title shows how the state flourishes in a century of competitive politics. How can a state be represented by Jesse Helms and John Edwards at the same time? Journalist Rob Christensen answers that question and navigates a century of political history in North Carolina, one of the most vibrant and competitive southern states, where neither ... see all copies from $13.95! new only from $27.00! \| SVS
25 view cover	Fonville Winans' Louisiana: Politics, People, and Places more books like this by Cyril Vetter, C C Lockwood (Photographer), James Carville (Foreword by) add to wishlist see all copies from $27.00! new only from $36.04! \| signed copies \| first editions

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