Catalyst: Jim Martin and the Rise of North Carolina Republicans

by John Hood

Book Overview

In 1985, newly elected North Carolina governor Jim Martin met with Tennessee governor Lamar Alexander, U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich and six other Republican leaders to map out a strategy for making the GOP competitive in state and local elections, particularly in the South. That the strategy this group developed has succeeded shows Martin's under-appreciated role as a catalyst for political change in North Carolina and beyond.This book chronicles...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895876574
• ISBN13: 9780895876577
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: John F. Blair, Publisher
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.1"