J. V. Conran and Rural Political Power - Boss Mythology in the Missouri Bootheel (Hardcover)

James Vincent Conran (1899-1970) was the most significant political organizer in the history of rural America. Conran served as a rural Missouri prosecutor for 32 years, but he was also the much sought political friend of statewide and national candidates such as President Harry S. Truman, U.S. Senator Thomas F. Eagleton, and Governor Warren Hearnes. Conran was heavily involved in state and national Democratic Party politics his entire adult life. Contemporary media depictions tended to portray Conran as a traditional, corrupt political boss, like Conran's notorious contemporaries, Tom Pendergast of Kansas City or Ed Crump of Memphis. In J.V. Conran and Rural Political Power Will Sarvis paints a more accurate image of Conran by describing both the extent and limitations of his power and influence. Conran's singular political influence is inextricably linked to the unique demographics of his home region, the Missouri Bootheel. During the early and mid 20th century, masses of black and white sharecroppers, tenant farmers, and day laborers flocked into the area from the Deep South creating a unique community that was part southern, part midwestern, and part frontier.African Americans enjoyed unusual political power, not simply in enfranchisement, but also in organized bloc voting that sometimes won them quid pro quo rewards for their segregated communities.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	Will Sarvis
Dimensions:	241 x 162 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	194
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-6985-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Political leaders & leadership Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7391-6985-8
Barcode:	9780739169858

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