The Three Governors Controversy: Skullduggery, Machinations, and the Decline of Georgia's Progressive Politics

by Charles S. Bullock III, Scott Buchanan, Ronald Gaddie, et al.

Book Overview

The death of Georgia governor-elect Eugene Talmadge in late 1946 launched a constitutional crisis that ranks as one of the most unusual political events in U.S. history: the state had three active governors at once, each claiming that he was the true elected official.

This is the first full-length examination of that episode, which wasn't just a crazy quirk of Georgia politics (though it was that) but the decisive battle in a struggle between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820352926
• ISBN13: 9780820352923
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"