Running For Governor
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Running For Governor
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Author : Mark Twain
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-01-06
Running For Governor written by Mark Twain and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-06 with categories.
Running for Governor is a short essay by Mark Twain. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "The Great American Novel." Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which provided the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. After an apprenticeship with a printer, he worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to the newspaper of his older brother, Orion Clemens. He later became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before heading west to join Orion in Nevada. He referred humorously to his singular lack of success at mining, turning to journalism for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise. In 1865, his humorous story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," was published, based on a story he heard at Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, where he had spent some time as a miner. The short story brought international attention, and was even translated into classic Greek. His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. Though Twain earned a great deal of money from his writings and lectures, he invested in ventures that lost a great deal of money, notably the Paige Compositor, a mechanical typesetter, which failed because of its complexity and imprecision. In the wake of these financial setbacks, he filed for protection from his creditors via bankruptcy, and with the help of Henry Huttleston Rogers eventually overcame his financial troubles. Twain chose to pay all his pre-bankruptcy creditors in full, though he had no legal responsibility to do so. Twain was born shortly after a visit by Halley's Comet, and he predicted that he would "go out with it," too. He died the day after the comet returned. He was lauded as the "greatest American humorist of his age," and William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature." Twain began his career writing light, humorous verse, but evolved into a chronicler of the vanities, hypocrisies and murderous acts of mankind. At mid-career, with Huckleberry Finn, he combined rich humor, sturdy narrative and social criticism. Twain was a master at rendering colloquial speech and helped to create and popularize a distinctive American literature built on American themes and language. Many of Twain's works have been suppressed at times for various reasons. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been repeatedly restricted in American high schools, not least for its frequent use of the word "nigger," which was in common usage in the pre-Civil War period in which the novel was set. A complete bibliography of his works is nearly impossible to compile because of the vast number of pieces written by Twain (often in obscure newspapers) and his use of several different pen names. Additionally, a large portion of his speeches and lectures have been lost or were not written down; thus, the collection of Twain's works is an ongoing process. Researchers rediscovered published material by Twain as recently as 1995 and 2015.
Storming The Statehouse
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Author : Celia Morris
language : en
Publisher: Scribner
Release Date : 1992
Storming The Statehouse written by Celia Morris and has been published by Scribner this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1990 Ann Richards and Dianne Feinstein ran the two most conspicuous political campaigns in the country, aiming for governorships in Texas and California. An insider's look at these two races, this book draws on the author's unparalleled access to political advisers, consultants, campaign staff, reporters, and friends.
Cracking The Code
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Cracking The Code written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Political campaigns categories.
I Candidate For Governor
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Author : Upton Sinclair
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-09-01
I Candidate For Governor written by Upton Sinclair and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-01 with History categories.
Here, reprinted for the first time since its original publication, is muckraking journalist Upton Sinclair's lively, caustic account of the 1934 election campaign that turned California upside down and almost won him the governor's mansion. Using his "End Poverty in California" movement (more commonly called EPIC) as a springboard, Sinclair ran for governor as a Democrat, equipped with a bold plan to end the Depression in California by taking over idle land and factories and turning them into cooperative ventures for the unemployed. To his surprise, thousands rallied to the idea, converting what he had assumed would be another of his utopian schemes into a mass political movement of extraordinary dimensions. With a loosely knit organization of hundreds of local EPIC clubs, Sinclair overwhelmed the moderate Democratic opposition to capture the primary election. When it came to the general election, however, his opposition employed highly effective campaign tactics: overwhelming media hostility, vicious red-baiting and voter intimidation, high-priced dirty tricks. The result was a resounding defeat in November. I, Candidate tells the story of Sinclair's campaign while also capturing the turbulent political mood of the 1930s. Employing his trademark muckraking style, Sinclair exposes the conspiracies of power that ensured big-money control over the media and other powerful institutions.
Voters Want Governor And Lt Governor To Run Separately And Not As A Ticket
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Author : Mark DiCamillo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Voters Want Governor And Lt Governor To Run Separately And Not As A Ticket written by Mark DiCamillo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Governors categories.
Voters Prefer That Party Candidates For Governor And Lt Governor Run Separately Rather Than As A Ticket
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Author : Mervin D. Field
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Voters Prefer That Party Candidates For Governor And Lt Governor Run Separately Rather Than As A Ticket written by Mervin D. Field and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Governors categories.
Running For Office
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Author : Alaska. Office of the Lieutenant Governor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Running For Office written by Alaska. Office of the Lieutenant Governor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Political campaigns categories.
African American Statewide Candidates In The New South
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Author : Charles S. Bullock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
African American Statewide Candidates In The New South written by Charles S. Bullock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with African American political candidates categories.
"African American candidates for statewide office in the US continue to face unique challenges given the nation's complicated racial dynamics. At the dawn of the 21st century, the US had elected only one African American as governor in its history - L. Douglas Wilder, a grandson of slaves who achieved this historic goal in 1989 in Virginia, once the capital of the Confederacy. Numerous media accounts at the time declared a major breakthrough in racial politics in the US with one national news magazine actually featuring in bold type on its cover "The End of the Civil War". More than thirty years since Wilder's election, while black candidates have risen to office in states such as Illinois, Massachusetts, and California, there are not many successes for African American candidates seeking statewide office in the South. This is particularly puzzling because blacks are most numerous in the South, as a percentage of the population. This book includes analyses of the campaigns of mostly unsuccessful and some successful black statewide candidates in the South. The purpose is to untangle the factors that lead to electoral success for these candidates, and those that continue to hold them back. We have the vantage of recent election cycles with some historically close races in the South featuring African American candidates for governor of Florida and Georgia (2018), for lieutenant governor in Virginia (2017), and for the US Senate in South Carolina and Georgia (2020). But statewide contests are not limited to state offices; some of the most important Southern campaigns in the 21st century have featured black candidates running in the Southern presidential primaries. Most notably, Barack Obama's insurgent campaign for the nomination in 2008 blazed a trail in the South that many believed was a template for a new style of black politics. Examining broader regional demographic and political trends, the authors project that the South is on the threshold of a major breakthrough for African American statewide candidates, which will have a substantial role in not only fundamentally changing the political dynamics of the region, but nationally as well. This change will be driven not only by African American candidates and voters, but a rising coalition regionally of minorities and also white voters increasingly willing to vote for black candidates"--
Some Learned Fables For Good Old Boys And Girls
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Author : Mark Twain
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 2020-09-28
Some Learned Fables For Good Old Boys And Girls written by Mark Twain and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-28 with Fiction categories.
How the Animals of the Wood Sent Out a Scientific Expedition Once the creatures of the forest held a great convention and appointed a commission consisting of the most illustrious scientists among them to go forth, clear beyond the forest and out into the unknown and unexplored world, to verify the truth of the matters already taught in their schools and colleges and also to make discoveries. It was the most imposing enterprise of the kind the nation had ever embarked in. True, the government had once sent Dr. Bull Frog, with a picked crew, to hunt for a northwesterly passage through the swamp to the right−hand corner of the wood, and had since sent out many expeditions to hunt for Dr. Bull Frog; but they never could find him, and so government finally gave him up and ennobled his mother to show its gratitude for the services her son had rendered to science. And once government sent Sir Grass Hopper to hunt for the sources of the rill that emptied into the swamp; and afterward sent out many expeditions to hunt for Sir Grass, and at last they were successful−−they found his body, but if he had discovered the sources meanwhile, he did not let on. So government acted handsomely by deceased, and many envied his funeral. But these expeditions were trifles compared with the present one; for this one comprised among its servants the very greatest among the learned; and besides it was to go to the utterly unvisited regions believed to lie beyond the mighty forest−−as we have remarked before. How the members were banqueted, and glorified, and talked about! Everywhere that one of them showed himself, straightway there was a crowd to gape and stare at him. Finally they set off, and it was a sight to see the long procession of dry−land Tortoises heavily laden with savants, scientific instruments, Glow−Worms and Fire−Flies for signal service, provisions, Ants and Tumble−Bugs to fetch and carry and delve, Spiders to carry the surveying chain and do other engineering duty, and so forth and so on; and after the Tortoises came another long train of ironclads−−stately and spacious Mud Turtles for marine transportation service; and from every Tortoise and every Turtle flaunted a flaming gladiolus or other splendid banner; at the head of the column a great band of Bumble−Bees, Mosquitoes, Katy−Dids, and Crickets discoursed martial music; and the entire train was under the escort and protection of twelve picked regiments of the Army Worm.
Dr Brown Republican Candidate For Governor
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1929
Dr Brown Republican Candidate For Governor written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1929 with African Americans categories.