Gothic Politics in the Deep South

A landmark book that examines the origins of political patronage and attitudes in the Southern States. Author was at the time reporting for The Nation and other periodicals. This book loos into the careers of some politicians, marking major episodes that led to some of the Deep South's embarrassments. Contents: The unbroken mold.--Leander Perez: the swamp's gift to Dixie.--Herman Talmadge: how a demagogue adapts.--Orval Faubus: how to create a successful disaster.--An interlude: money.--George Smathers, the South's golden hatchetman.--Jim Eastland, child of scorn.--An interlude: God and Bob Jones University.--Strom Thurmond; 1948 and all that.--George Wallace: a potpourri of style.--The future: still black and white.