Dolph Briscoe : my life in Texas ranching and politics /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Briscoe, Dolph.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Austin, TX : Center for American History, 2008.
Description:	x, 284 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Briscoe, Dolph. Briscoe, Dolph. Governors -- Texas -- Biography. Legislators -- Texas -- Biography. Governors. Legislators. Politics and government Texas -- Politics and government -- 1951- Texas. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7261376

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Other authors / contributors:	Carleton, Don E., 1947-
ISBN:	9780976669722 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0976669722 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes index.

Table of Contents:

Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. A Product of the Land
Chapter 2. Hacienda las Margaritas and Catarina
Chapter 3. Cactus Jack
Chapter 4. Janey, the University, and the War
Chapter 5. Life on the Dry Frio and a Push into Politics
Chapter 6. The Texas Legislature
Chapter 7. Red Nunley
Chapter 8. Briscoe Ranches
Chapter 9. A Return to Politics
Chapter 10. Becoming Governor: The Campaign of 1972
Chapter 11. The First Term: Legislative Success and a Chicken Ranch
Chapter 12. The Second Term: Holding the Line on Taxes and a Tragedy in Huntsville
Chapter 13. Third Term Denied: The Election of 1978
Chapter 14. Life after the Governor's Mansion
Index

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