"In this exceptionally well-told memoir, distinguished by clarity, poignancy, and humor, Buddy MacKay illuminates much that was known and not known about three decades of the history to which he contributed hugely as a Florida legislator, member of Congress, and lieutenant governor to the late Lawton Chiles."--Martin A. Dyckman, author of Floridian of His Century: The Courage of Governor LeRoy Collins
When Florida governor Lawton Chiles died unexpectedly on December 12, 1998, less than one month before Jeb Bush was to assume the...
A remarkably honest political biography
"In this exceptionally well-told memoir, distinguished by clarity, poignancy, and humor, Buddy MacKay...
For nearly a century in Florida and throughout the South, election to the United States Senate virtually guaranteed a lifetime position, especially if you were a Democrat. Certainly no Republican candidate stood a chance in the general election, and it was nearly unthinkable to imagine a serious challenger emerging in the primary. Claude Red Pepper first ran for the U.S. Senate in 1934. Though unsuccessful, despite allegations of voter fraud, he won a special election two years later after both senators from Florida died in office. Reelected to full terms in 1938 and 1944 as a vigorous...
For nearly a century in Florida and throughout the South, election to the United States Senate virtually guaranteed a lifetime position, especially if...
The definitive account of how term limits have reshaped contemporary Florida politics. Seth C. McKee, author of Republican Ascendancy in Southern U.S. House Elections If you want to know why term limits were adopted in Florida and how they have changed the legislature and lawmaking process and the balance of power between institutional actors you absolutely have to read this book. Aubrey Jewett, coauthor of Politics in Florida, Third Edition In 1992, Florida voters approved an amendment to the state s Constitution creating eight-year term limits for legislators...
The definitive account of how term limits have reshaped contemporary Florida politics. Seth C. McKee, author of Republican Ascendancy in South...
A timely reminder that Jeb Bush was and remains a deep-dyed conservative who was not reluctant to magnify and use all the powers of his office. Martin A. Dyckman, author of Reubin O D. Askew and the Golden Age of Florida Politics A detailed look at how Jeb Bush used enhanced constitutional executive powers, the first unified Republican state government elected to Tallahassee, and the force of his own personality and intellect to enact significant conservative political and policy changes in Florida. Aubrey Jewett, coauthor of Politics in Florida
Few governors in...
A timely reminder that Jeb Bush was and remains a deep-dyed conservative who was not reluctant to magnify and use all the powers of his office. Martin...
The most complete and inventive examination of redistricting in the political science literature. This book shows again that the political laboratory known as the state of Florida combines politics and legislative outcomes like few other states. Matthew Corrigan, author of Conservative Hurricane Political science at its best. Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the politics of redistricting in the Sunshine State. It will be the definitive source to inform discussion on the topic. Jonathan Knuckey, University of Central Florida Redrawing district lines is...
The most complete and inventive examination of redistricting in the political science literature. This book shows again that the political laboratory ...
"Adkins portrays a major turning point in the development of modern Florida and has done a great job of bringing to life so many of the people who achieved this massive rewrite of our constitution."--Talbot D'Alemberte, former president of the American Bar Association and author of The Florida State Constitution "Deftly captures the story of the politics and powerful personalities who created a more modern government structure for Florida."--Neil Skene, former editor and president of Congressional Quarterly, Inc.
Mid-twentieth-century Florida was a state in flux. Changes exemplified...
"Adkins portrays a major turning point in the development of modern Florida and has done a great job of bringing to life so many of the people who ach...
-Saves a piece of Florida political history by narrating the personal stories of the state's 'minority trailblazers' from the Civil Rights Movement to the present day.---Richard E. Foglesong, author of Immigrant Prince: Mel Martinez and the American Dream -Captures Florida's ongoing political transition from a 'yellow-dog, ' lily-white state to one where diversity is beginning to make an impact on politics.---Doug Lyons, former senior editorial writer, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Florida experienced a population surge during the 1960s that diversified the...
-Saves a piece of Florida political history by narrating the personal stories of the state's 'minority trailblazers' from the Civil Rights Movement to...
"Addresses fascinating aspects of obtaining justice in Florida: both historical court systems before Florida became a state and alternative courts operating within Florida now. Anyone with an interest in the diversity of Florida's legal past and present will find this book invaluable."--Mary E. Adkins, author of Making Modern Florida: How the Spirit of Reform Shaped a New State Constitution Pushing past the standard federal-state narrative, the essays in Florida's Other Courts examine eight little-known Florida courts. In doing so, they fill a longstanding gap in the...
"Addresses fascinating aspects of obtaining justice in Florida: both historical court systems before Florida became a state and alternative courts ope...
