Boss Rule in South Texas: The Progressive Era

by Evan Anders

Four men played leading roles in the political drama that unfolded in South Texas during the first decades of this century:

James B. Wells, who ruled as boss of Cameron County and served as leading conservative spokesman of the Democratic Party in Texas; Archer (Archie) Parr, whose ruthless tactics and misuse of public funds in Duval County established him as one of the most notoriously corrupt politicians in Texas history; Manuel Guerra,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292707630
• ISBN13: 9780292707634
• Release Date: November 1982
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Good History Book!

If you love political history this is your book. This book willgive you a history of the political machines that ruled South Texas for many decades.These political organizations were thedetermining factor in who won the elections for school board,city council.county office, state offices and on many occasionsfederal offices.You are given details of techniques that are used in the election process to guarantee victory.Politicalmachines in Cameron County,Webb County,Bexar County and many other counties are covered.No book could be written about anelection in South Texas without discussing the Parr regime inDuval County that are given credit for making Lyndon Johnson the winner in the 1948 Senate election.A very interesting book.