Claude Pepper & Ed Ball: Politics, Purpose, and Power. The Florida History and Culture Series.
by Danese, Tracy E
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- Hardcover
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Dade City, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, (2000). Octavo, gray cloth (hardcover), xiii + 300 pp. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: The power struggle between Claude Pepper and Ed Ball in the mid-twentieth century in large part determined the future of Florida. This lively account of their interlocking careers -- both dominated by a personal quest for power, money, and purpose -- illuminates the historical role of these two forceful personalities. Ed Ball, brother-in-law of Alfred I. duPont and trustee of the duPont empire controlled a major part of the Florida business and political establishment -- but not Claude Pepper. Tracy Danese, whose law career has often brought him into close contact with Florida’s political scene, describes the economic setting in Florida when Ball and Pepper arrived in the twenties and the prelude to their conflicts, and shows how their careers developed in tandem throughout the depression era and World War II and its aftermath. He discusses milestones in this story -- Pepper’s unopposed election in 1936, influenced by corruption in Hillsborough County politics in the 1934 senate election; conflict between Pepper and Ball over the presidential veto of a 1944 war funding measure; their acrimonious struggle over ownership of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; the famous Florida East Coast Railway strike that led to measures that forced the duPont trust to divest itself of the largest banking chain in Florida; and their final titanic clash over the senatorial election of 1950. With a strange blend of principled behavior and personal ambition, the men personified the ambiguous nature of politics. Ed Ball adamantly upheld what he viewed as his property rights; Pepper unabashedly sought political power. Until now, only bits and pieces of their dynamic clash have been told. The two figures still are fresh in the minds of many Floridians, and this story will be welcomed by historians, political scientists, and general readers alike.
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- Bookseller
- Lighthousebooks, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- vas927
- Title
- Claude Pepper & Ed Ball: Politics, Purpose, and Power. The Florida History and Culture Series.
- Author
- Danese, Tracy E
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida, (2000).
- Place of Publication
- Gainesville
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Florida, Floridiana, Florida History, Political History, Political Science, Political Biography, American Biography, Americana, U.S.-iana.
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About the Seller
Lighthousebooks, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Dade City, Florida
About Lighthousebooks, ABAA
Lighthouse Books, ABAA is a family-owned and operated book shop located in downtown Dade City, Florida, celebrating more than 40 years of business. We're open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our specialties include Florida history and literature, Americana, literature of the South, military history (including, but not limited to, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Korean War), children's literature, antique maps, leather bindings and rare & unusual items. We have a wide variety of general stock, including a large landscape/gardening section, a great selection of Christian/church history/Bible study titles, Beat literature, fishing, aviation, maritime, Asian history, African history, European history, South Pacific, British history, archaeology, psychology, philosophy, Latin American and Caribbean history, Canadian history, discovery & exploration, art, antiques & collectibles' reference, pop-up books, railroads, hunting, fire arms, etc. About 25 per cent of our total stock is listed in our online inventory. If ever you're in the area, we invite you to come in and browse; to show our appreciation, we'll offer a 15 per cent discount off any purchases made on your first visit. The proprietor, Michael F. Slicker, is one of about 450 qualified members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, Inc., and its affiliate the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He was also the founding president of the the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association and is still an active member and committee chairman. In addition to keeping regular hours at the storefront location, Lighthouse Books participate as a vender in about a dozen book fairs, antiques shows, map fairs and related events each year. One such show is The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, an annual trade show/charity benefit held in downtown St. Petersburg in the spring, that has become the oldest and largest antiquarian book fair in the Southeast; Slicker has served as Chair since its inception thirty years ago. Please contact us for more information regarding our certified appraisal services. Please visit our website: www.OldFloridaBookStore.com. Bibliophiles might also enjoy our blog, featuring articles on unusual books, author biographies, and other book related subjects:.OldFloridaBookStore.blospot.com.
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