The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to South Carolina Governors documents the lives and careers of the 111 white men and one Indian American woman who have held the Palmetto State's highest office from 1669 to the present. This...
Governors
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Author:Edgar, WalterSummary: -
Author:Boggs, Johnny D.Summary:Sam Houston is a living legend in 1861. Yet now, approaching seventy years of hard living, he finds everything he has fought for being torn asunder. Texas is joining the Confederacy, and Houston, a Unionist who has been cast out as...
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Author:Brammer, Billy Lee.Summary:Brammer, who served on Lyndon Johnson's staff, uses his knowledge as a political insider to show the good and the bad of politics. Three interlocking tales each feature a different protagonist--a state legislator, a junior senator, and...
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Author:MacBain, BruceSummary:A turbulent frontier province, rotten with corruption and seething with hatred of Rome, a barbarian god whose devotees may include a murderer, a clever and unscrupulous faith healer who knows everyone’s secrets, and a boy who struggles...
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Author:Patrick, Curtis, Clark, William P.Summary:Intimate stories by real hard-working, unpretentious, selfless people, all thrown into a milieu; a simmering stewpot of diverse young men and women, all working for a common goal—to help Ronald Reagan succeed, from the start! People...
- Author:Dorsey, Tim.Summary:
When a traumatic experience forever changes Florida gubernatorial race candidate Marlon Conrad's life, he hits the road in a Winnebago to find the "real" Florida. But his odyssey is plagued with would-be assassins and cutthroat...
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Author:Adams, JohnSummary:August 12, 2003, marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sir James Douglas. Although he played an integral role in British Columbia's history, in many ways Douglas remains misunderstood and an enigma. He is known for his...
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Author:Williams, Alan F., Handcock, W. Gordon, Sanger, Chesley W.Summary:This book relates to the two principal themes of the Cupids 400 Celebrations — the settlement of Cupids in 1610 and the origins of English settlement in Newfoundland and Canada. John Guy was an influential merchant and civic figure in...
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Author:Ferguson, Julie H.Summary:James Douglas' story is one of high adventure in pre-Confederation Canada. It weaves through the heart of Canadian and Pacific Northwest history when British Columbia was a wild land, Vancouver didn't exist and Victoria was a muddy...
- Author:Pence, MikeSummary:
In this personal account, former Vice President Mike Pence champions one of his most deeply held beliefs: faith makes a family, and family makes a life.When Mike Pence was a young politician, reporters used to ask him: "where do...
- Author:Boutilier, Alex D.Summary:
It begins with the founding of Halifax; the development of Nova Scotia and how it devolved into the Maritime provinces (ca.1785); the failure of Maritime Union, evolution of responsible government and the Canadian Confederation.
- Author:Honeycutt, Leo.Summary:
"Branded a crook, profiled three times by 60 Minutes, slammed in East Coast newspapers, Edwards embraced a maverick, gambling, womanizing reputation with comedic relish. But one day the laughter ran out. Was he a crook? Or did the...
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Author:Patrick, Curtis, Clark, William P.Summary:These stories, revelations & anecdotes were told by the boys & girls, men & women, 49 of them, who started out in the trenches; some before Reagan ever decided to run for political office. They tell the stories of the...
