Game changers
Subtitle: twelve elections that transformed California
By: Steve Swatt with Susie Swatt, Jeff Raimundo, and Rebecca LaVally ; foreword by Bruce E. Cain
Publisher: Heyday
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9781597143202
Subjects: Politics and government; Elections; History
Description: Drawing from a wealth of primary sources, including new interviews conducted by the authors, a thought-provoking examination of California's history through the 12 elections that forever changed the state reveals the forces behind the choices made at the polls and the consequences that carry over to this day. --Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1861 : the railroad begins its dominance with the election of Leland Stanford as governor; title: 1879 : voters ratify a disputed constitution for tumultuous times; title: 1905 : Los Angeles votes to spur growth with a giant aqueduct; title: 1910 : Hiram Johnson's election brings power to the people; title: 1934 : California's dirtiest election gives birth to modern campaigns; title: 1942 : Earl Warren pilots California into a postwar boom; title: 1958 : Pat Brown's election ushers in modern California; title: 1966 : voters give greater power to a full-time legislature; title: 1974 : Californians pull back the curtain on politics as usual; title: 1978 : Proposition 13 launches a national tax revolt; title: 1980 : technology and money forever change political campaigning; title: 1990 : Californians punish lawmakers with term limits; title: Still in the game. 1994 : public benefits are denied to illegal immigrants ; 1998 : two elections shatter national spending records ; 2003 : Gray Davis is recalled from office ; 2010 : Californians experiment with electoral reform.