Yellow dogs and Republicans : Allan Shivers and Texas two-party politics /

Yellow dogs and Republicans : Allan Shivers and Texas two-party politics /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Dobbs, Ricky F.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2005.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 194 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Shivers, Allan, -- 1907-1985. Shivers, Allan, -- 1907-1985. Governors -- Texas -- Biography. Political parties -- Texas -- History -- 20th century. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. Governors. Political parties. Politics and government Texas -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. Texas -- Politics and government -- 1951- Texas. Electronic books. Electronic books. Biographies. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11170438

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ISBN:	9781603446044 1603446044 1585444073 9781585444076 1299054161 9781299054165
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 English. digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	"Allan Shivers stands as an important transitional figure who, while staying within the Democratic Party all his life, nonetheless led Texas into Eisenhower's column and toward a new political alignment." "Author Ricky F. Dobbs traces the political career of Allan Shivers from his student days at the University of Texas, through his World War II service with the 36th Infantry and various state offices, to his role within the party after leaving the governor's mansion. Throughout, Dobbs places Shivers's career in the context of the modernization and urbanization that changed the state and regional picture. He portrays Shivers as one of the state's most powerful governors and compellingly shows his influence on modern Texas."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Dobbs, Ricky F. Yellow dogs and Republicans. 1st ed. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2005 1585444073

Table of Contents:

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.