William F. Winter and the New Mississippi - A Biography

Informationen zum Autor Charles C. Bolton is professor and head of history at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is author of The Hardest Deal of All: The Battle over School Integration in Mississippi, 1870-1980 and William F. Winter and the New Mississippi: A Biography , both published by University Press of Mississippi, and coeditor of With All Deliberate Speed: Implementing Brown v. Board of Education. Klappentext The life story of the Mississippi governor known for his fight for education and racial reconciliation Zusammenfassung For more than six decades! William F. Winter (b. 1923) has been one of the most recognisable public figures in Mississippi. His political career spanned the 1940s through the early 1980s. The first biography of this pivotal figure! this volume traces his life and influences from boyhood days in Grenada County! through his service in World War II! and through his long career serving Mississippi.

Product details

• Authors: Charles C Bolton, Charles C. Bolton
• Publisher: University press of mississipp
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2013
• EAN: 9781617037870
• ISBN: 978-1-61703-787-0
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Willie Morris Books in Memoir; Willie Morris Books in Memoir; Willie Morris Books in Memoir and Biography
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education