The political career of W. Kerr Scott : the squire from Haw River /

The political career of W. Kerr Scott : the squire from Haw River /

The political biography of Kerr Scott covers his career in North Carolina as commissioner of agriculture (1936-1948), governor (1949-1953) and US senator (1954-1958). His progressive reforms, which changed the course of North Carolina's history, made him one of the most influential governors in...

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Main Author: Pleasants, Julian M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2014]
Series:New directions in southern history.
Subjects:
Scott, William Kerr, > 1896-1958.
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Biography.
Since 1865
Governors > North Carolina > Biography.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
North Carolina > Politics and government > 1865-1950.
North Carolina > Politics and government > 1951-
Biographies
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • The early years
  • The election of 1948: the first primary
  • The second primary
  • Roads and schools, 1949
  • The referendum
  • Crucible of liberalism: Frank Graham and the 1950 senate race
  • The second primary
  • Trials and tribulation: the last two years, 1951-1953
  • The third primary
  • The senate years, 1954-1958
  • Legacy.

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