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Author:

Duke, Robert Harold, author.

Title:

LBJ and grassroots federalism : Congressman Bob Poage, race, and change in Texas / Robert Harold Duke.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Texas A&M University Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xiii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Federal government--United States--History--20th century--Case studies.
Central-local government relations--United States--History--20th century--Case studies.
Johnson, Lyndon B.--(Lyndon Baines),--1908-1973.
Poage, W. R.--(William Robert),--1899-1987.
Economic assistance, Domestic--Texas--History--20th century.
United States.--National Youth Administration in Texas--History.
Federal aid to water resources development--Texas--History--20th century.
Federal aid to community development--Waco--Waco--History--20th century.
Texas--History--History--20th century.
Mexican Americans--Texas--Politics and government--20th century.
Waco (Tex.)--Politics and government--20th century.
Texas--Politics and government--1865-1950.
Texas--Politics and government--1951-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: Deep in the heart of Lyndon -- The Texas they knew -- The National Youth Administration, the state director, and the state senator -- Flood control, federalism, and a Ford dealer -- Beyond Sandtown -- Conclusion: Other vantage points.

Series:

Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; Number 122

ISBN:

1623491851 (ebook)
9781623491857 (ebook)
162349172X (cloth : alk. paper)
9781623491727 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)869460437

LCCN:

2014000844

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)