The state of Texas holds an interesting and important place in the history of the United States, and this volume explores those men and women who have helped to shape the course of the state by serving as governor.
For example, Miriam V. Ferguson (1925-1927, 1933-1935) was the first woman governor of the state. She won the governorship by promising that she would work with her husband, former Texas governor, James E. -Farmer Jim- Ferguson (1915-1917), assuring Texans that they would have -two governors for the price of one.-
As in the story of the Fergusons, The Governors of...
The state of Texas holds an interesting and important place in the history of the United States, and this volume explores those men and women who h...
