| Claude Pepper and Ed Ball: Politics, Purpose, and Power Contributor(s): Danese, Tracy E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813017440 ISBN-13: 9780813017440 Publisher: University Press of Florida OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2000 Annotation: In Claude Pepper and Ed Ball, Tracy E. Danese examines two of Florida's most fascinating and compelling characters. Alternately deft and deaf, far-sighted and myopic, Pepper and Ball framed policy and set a vision for Florida between the 1920s and 1980s. In a finely crafted study, the author traces the careers of Florida's two most powerful and influential figures and their tumultuous relationship. Pepper and Ball both migrated to Florida at the climax of the fabled land boom of the 1920s. Bitterly divided later by philosophical and personal differences, Pepper and Ball were attracted to the Sunshine State for strikingly similar reasons: self-improvement and profit.... In a series of titanic clashes, Pepper and Ball battled across the state, climaxing with the senatorial election of 1950.... The author is even-handed and judicious, allowing the reader to select heroes and villains: Pepper was no saint -- he trimmed his ethical sails in dealing with sectional racial issues -- and Ball was no unredeemed rogue -- he left behind generously endowed charities and parks. Readers will enjoy this modern Florida drama. -- Raymond Arsenault and Gary R. Mormino, Series Editors |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 99035314 |
| Series: Florida History and Culture (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.32" W x 9.31" (1.36 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Florida |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The power struggle between Claude Pepper and Ed Ball in the mid-20th century in large part determined the future of Florida. This account of their interlocking careers - both dominated by a quest for power, money and purpose - illuminates the historical role of these two personalities. |