Reubin o'D. Askew and the Golden Age of Florida Politics |
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| Author:
| Dyckman, Martin A. |
| Foreword by:
| Colburn, David R.
MacManus, Susan |
| Series title: | Florida Government and Politics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8130-3571-0 |
| Publication Date: | May 2011 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Reubin Askew was swept into the governor's office in 1970 as part of a remarkable wave of progressive politics and legislative reform in Florida. This period was truly a golden age of Florida politics, and Martin Dyckman's narrative is well written, fast paced, and reads like a novel. Dyckman also reveals how the return of special interests, the rise of partisan politics, unlimited campaign spending, term limits, gerrymandering, and more have eroded the achievements of the Golden Age...
More DescriptionReubin Askew was swept into the governor's office in 1970 as part of a remarkable wave of progressive politics and legislative reform in Florida. This period was truly a golden age of Florida politics, and Martin Dyckman's narrative is well written, fast paced, and reads like a novel. Dyckman also reveals how the return of special interests, the rise of partisan politics, unlimited campaign spending, term limits, gerrymandering, and more have eroded the achievements of the Golden Age in subsequent decades.