Alabama governors
Subtitle: a political history of the state
By: edited by Samuel L. Webb and Margaret E. Armbrester ; foreword by Albert P. Brewer.
Contributors: Webb, Samuel L., 1946-; Armbrester, Margaret E. 1943-
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Tuscaloosa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
Subjects: Governors -- Alabama -- History.; Governors -- Alabama -- Biography.; Alabama -- Politics and government.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "The story of Alabama's governors has been often bizarre, occasionally inspiring, but never dull. Several of the state's early governors fought duels; one killed his wife's lover. A Reconstruction era-governor barricaded himself in his administrative office and refused to give it up when voters failed to reelect him. A 20th-century governor, an alumnus of Yale, married his first cousin and served as an officer in the Ku Klux Klan.".

"This collection of new biographical essays, written by 34 noted historians and political scientists, details the personalities and policies, in and out of office, of those who have served as the state's highest elected official. It also describes their courage; their meaningful policy initiatives; their accomplishments and failures; the complex factors that led to their actions or inaction; and the enormous consequences of their choices on the state's behalf."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-266) and index.