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Yellow dogs and Republicans : Allan Shivers and Texas two-party politics
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- Creator
- Ricky F. Dobbs
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First edition
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2005]
- ©2005
- Physical Details
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- xii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 1585444073, 9781603446044, 9781299054165, 1603446044, 1299054161, 9781585444076
- OCLC
- ocn826660255, ocm56086690
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Portrait of the politician as a young man -- Turmoil and transition : Shivers and the Texas political scene, 1938-45 -- "That all depends upon God and Allan Shivers," 1945-49 -- Ascent and election in his own right, 1949-50 -- Maneuvers, intrigues, and party leadership, 1951-52 -- Vote Texan, vote Ike, 1952 -- Self-perpetuation and a third term, 1953-54 -- Scandals and decline, 1955 -- Last fights and departure, 1956-57