{"product_id":"the-wild-man-from-sugar-creek-the-political-career-of-eugene-talmadge-paperback","title":"The Wild Man from Sugar Creek: The Political Career of Eugene Talmadge - 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\u003eWilliam Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEugene Talmadge's career as a politician lasted twenty years, and during that time he dominated Georgia's political structure as few men have in any state's history. \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Man from Sugar Creek\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating biography of one of the South's most colorful political figures. It is also a revealing analysis of the Georgia mind in the 1930s, reminiscent in its sociological reflections of Cash's \u003ci\u003eMind of the South\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA product of \"Old South\" thinking, Talmadge was elected governor of Georgia four times. His significance lay in his total commitment to fighting the liberalization of the southern mind and the quickening demise of the South's traditional culture. He saw Roosevelt's New Deal as the culprit, and he fought desperately against the rise of big government. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"He was,\" says William Anderson, \"the champion of the mythical little man, of the have-nots, the dejected, the mentally awash, the orphans of rural life propelled by the depression to the doorsteps of the city, alone, uncertain, afraid.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wild Man from Sugar Creek\u003c\/i\u003e is based in large part on interviews with living contemporaries of Talmadge, so that the book's central character comes alive in much the same way that Huey Long does in T. Harry Williams' prize-winning biography of the Louisiana political figure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first full biography of Talmadge, \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Man from Sugar Creek\u003c\/i\u003e captures the monumental changes in the southern mind during the tumultuous 1930s, and recreates the struggle between a fiercely independent politician and the rush of change in a conservative land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The poor dirt farmer ain't got but three friends on this earth: God Almighty, Sears Roebuck and Gene Talmadge.\" --Eugene Talmadge\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Anderson is a native of Athens, Georgia. He studied at the University of Georgia, receiving an M.A. degree in journalism in 1969.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 9.1 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1976\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468468109565,"sku":"9780807101704","price":55.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/Z29heXhMUVR0c284VVl5TUd1cEtadz09.webp?v=1777290174","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-wild-man-from-sugar-creek-the-political-career-of-eugene-talmadge-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}