Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1983-1988 - Hardcover

"This is an excellent companion to Mullaney's earlier Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1983-1988. The work is painstakingly objective and superbly written and researched. The clear bibliographic notes will be extermely useful to those interested in source materials for the sketches. Mullaney's unique and important resource is suitable for academic and college libraries, think tanks, and special libraries interested in what may become the richest source for presidential aspirants, the 50 state houses of the US."-Choice ?This is an excellent companion to Mullaney's earlier Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1983-1988. The work is painstakingly objective and superbly written and researched. The clear bibliographic notes will be extermely useful to those interested in source materials for the sketches. Mullaney's unique and important resource is suitable for academic and college libraries, think tanks, and special libraries interested in what may become the richest source for presidential aspirants, the 50 state houses of the US.?-Choice

State governors have always played a key role in American politics, as the careers of Presidents Clinton, Reagan, and Carter illustrate. This is particularly the case in the aftermath of Reaganomics and the shift of many functions from the federal to the state government. This volume, which covers the period 1988-1994, is the latest in a series of colonial, territorial, and state governors from 1607 onward. It is organized alphabetically by state with biographical sketches of the governors appearing in chronological order of their terms of office. The 94 sketches contain information on date and place of birth, education, religion, marriage and family, and an analysis of each governor's professional and political careers. Every entry contains a photograph of the governor and concludes with a bibliography. The volume ends with an index of the governors' names.