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This collection of biographical essays chronicles the times, careers, challenges, leadership, and legacies of the 57 men and one woman who have served as the state's highest elected official. The political careers of these 58 indivduals reflect the story of Alabama itself. 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.

Produktbeschreibung
This collection of biographical essays chronicles the times, careers, challenges, leadership, and legacies of the 57 men and one woman who have served as the state's highest elected official. The political careers of these 58 indivduals reflect the story of Alabama itself. 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.
Autorenporträt
Samuel L. Webb is associate professor emeritus of history at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and author of Two-Party Politics in the One-Party South. Margaret E. Armbrester is retired assistant professor of history at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and author of Samuel Ullman and "Youth" The Life, the Legacy