Kentucky's Governors

Kentucky's Governors

Einband:
Fester Einband
EAN:
9780813123264
Untertitel:
Englisch
Genre:
Lexika & Nachschlagewerke
Autor:
Lowell H. Harrison
Herausgeber:
University Press Of Kentucky
Auflage:
2nd Updated edition
Anzahl Seiten:
294
Erscheinungsdatum:
12.11.2004
ISBN:
978-0-8131-2326-4

Autorentext
Lowell H. Harrison, professor emeritus of history at Western Kentucky University, is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Lincoln of Kentucky and The Antislavery Movement in Kentucky.

Klappentext
First published in 1985, Kentucky's Governors has now been expanded and revised to include the state's most recent governors-Wilkinson, Jones, Patton, and Fletcher-and new information on respected figures such as Republican governor Louie B. Nunn. An introduction by Kentucky's historian laureate, Thomas D. Clark, provides insights into successive governors' evolving constitutional powers and their changing roles in politics and policy. Following Clark's overview, each chapter presents significant biographical information while detailing the campaign, election, achievements, strengths, and weaknesses of each governor.

Zusammenfassung
Compiled and edited by Lowell H. Harrison, the essays in ""Kentucky's Governors"" profile every chief executive of the Bluegrass State from eighteenth-century governor Isaac Shelby to the recently elected Ernie Fletcher. First published in 1985, Kentucky's Governors has now been expanded and revised to include the state's more recent governors.


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