Description: The sequel to Big Mules and Branchheads, a biography of the populist governor "Big Jim" Folsom. Ranging from 1958 to 1970, this volume offers a full account of the breakup of the Big Mule Alliance, the elite coalition of Alabama's largest industrial and agricultural interests, and the effects on the state's political environment.
Brief description: ANNE PERMALOFF is a professor emerita of political science and public administration at Auburn University at Montgomery.
Review Quotes:
Offers a unique look into the inner workings of a political coalition and advances a compelling explanation for the torpid pace of political change in Alabama.
--Kari Frederikson "Historian"