Alabama Governors: A Political History of the State

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The story of Alabama’s governors has been incessantly unusual, once in a while 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 workplace 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 choice of biographical essays, written by 34 noted historians and political scientists, chronicles the foibles and idiosyncrasies, out and in of workplace, of those who have served as the state’s highest elected official. It also describes their courage; their meaningful policy initiatives; their accomplishments and screw ups; the complex factors that led to their actions or state of no activity; and the enormous consequences of their choices on the state’s behalf.

Taken together, the essays provide a unified history of the state, with its recurring themes of race, federal-state relations, economic development, taxation, and education. Alabama Governors is certain to turn into an invaluable resource for teachers, students, librarians, journalists, and somebody interested in the colorful history and politics of the state.


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