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Title: Ol' Strom: An Unauthorized Biography of Strom Thurmond by Jack Bass, Marilyn W. Thompson ISBN: 1-57003-514-8 Publisher: University of South Carolina Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.3 (10 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Your Basic Bio
Comment: In Ol' Strom, Bass and Thompson tell the whole story of Senator J. Strom Thurmond's remarkable march across 20th century politics. But they don't do anything else. While it is interesting just to read about a politician so long-lasting that he ran for president in 1948 and still holds office today, the book does not attempt to delve into the meaning of Thurmond's extraordinary tenure. Thurmond's political career is a mirror of the evolution of the South from Dixiecrat to Republican, from racist to mainstream conservative. The authors opted not to tell this story, however, and stubbornly insisted on offering just a journalistic account of Thurmond's life.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Book
Comment: This is a fun book for anyone familiar with Southern Politics (esp. South Carolina politics). Really looks into Strom's positions with race and his moderations from extreme positions. Unfortunately, Strom has yet to admit to taking unfortunate stances and hasn't admitted that states' rights was no more than a cover term for racist policies. However, he has since moderated his stances and has lived his life in a way that doesn't condone such nasty positions. Also, Strom's abilities with constituent services is praiseworthy. Not too long and fast - read it and learn about the twentieth century's (and now 21st century's) most enduring political character.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book!
Comment: This goes to show that a powerful man like Strom Thurmond can use and abuse women beneath him and has gotten away with it because of his position. Don't get me started on how he took advantage of a black teenage maid and at first didn't support his offspring until 1941. I'll say more about it later. However, I do think Strom Thurmond had that madonna/whore complex when it comes to women in his life. He wanted to have fun with women whom he considered beneath him, yet married virginal nubile beauty queens.
I want people to read that book. It shatters every myth regarding Mr. Thurmond.
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Title: Strom Thurmond & the Politics of Southern Change by Nadine Cohodas ISBN: 0865544468 Publisher: Mercer University Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1994 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Dixiecrat Revolt and the End of the Solid South, 1932-1968 by Kari Frederickson ISBN: 0807849103 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press Pub. Date: 26 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Guns of Meeting Street: A Southern Tragedy by T. Felder Dorn ISBN: 1570034257 Publisher: University of South Carolina Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Politics and Society in the South by Earl Black, Merle Black ISBN: 0674689593 Publisher: Harvard University Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1989 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Rise of Southern Republicans by Earl Black, Merle Black ISBN: 0674012488 Publisher: Belknap Press Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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