{"product_id":"hoke-smith-and-the-politics-of-the-new-south-paperback","title":"Hoke Smith and the Politics of the New South - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDewey W. Grantham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCutting across the Bourbon Era, the Populist Revolt, and the Progressive Movement, Hoke Smith's career gave expression to the Southern politics of his generation. In \u003ci\u003eHoke Smith and the Politics of the New South\u003c\/i\u003e, Dewey Grantham examines in detail the central role of this leader as a key to the better understanding of the political mind of the New South. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA vital force in Georgia politics for almost forty years, Hoke Smith was a powerful politician, a brilliant lawyer, a successful newspaper publisher, and a leading educational reformer. He was a member of President Cleveland's second cabinet, was twice governor of Georgia, and served for ten years in the United States Senate. His career touched virtually all of the important developments in the South during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the cross-currents of national and sectional events emerges Hoke Smith the individual. For the first time, in this full-length biography, Smith is seen in the perspective of the times in which he so emphatically participated. In its careful examination of his acts and motivations, the book captures at once the essence of a man and a political type, as well as of an important period.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDewey W. Grantham, Jr. is the Holland N. McTyeire Professor of History Emeritus at Vanderbilt University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 8.56 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1967\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468467519741,"sku":"9780807101186","price":55.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/TTJJcE4zYXhndFVtbENLYWVJYWdSUT09.webp?v=1777290171","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/hoke-smith-and-the-politics-of-the-new-south-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}