{"product_id":"big-jim-eastland-the-godfather-of-mississippi-paperback","title":"Big Jim Eastland: The Godfather of Mississippi - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. Lee Annis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades after the Second World War, Senator James O. Eastland (1904-1986) was one of the more intransigent leaders of the Deep South's resistance to what he called \"the Second Reconstruction.\" And yet he developed, late in his life, a very real friendship with state NAACP chair Aaron Henry. \u003ci\u003eBig Jim Eastland\u003c\/i\u003e provides the life story of this savvy, unpredictable powerhouse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From 1947 to 1978, Eastland wore that image of resistance proudly, even while recognizing from the beginning his was the losing side. Biographer J. Lee Annis Jr. chronicles such complexities extensively and also delves into many facets lesser known to the general public. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born in the Mississippi Delta as part of the elite planter class, Eastland was appointed to the US Senate in 1941 by Democratic Governor Paul B. Johnson Sr. Eastland ran for and won the Senate seat outright in 1942 and served in the Senate from 1943 until his retirement in 1978. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A blunt man of few words but many contradictions, Eastland was an important player in Washington, from his initial stint in 1941 where he rapidly salvaged several key local projects from bungling intervention, to the 1970s when he shepherded the Supreme Court nominees of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford to Senate confirmation. Annis paints a full picture of the man, describing the objections Eastland raised to civil rights proposals and the eventual accommodations he needed to accept after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Lee Annis Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e has taught history at Montgomery College for the past thirty years, and he is currently chairman of the History and Political Science Department at the Rockville campus. He is author of \u003ci\u003eHoward Baker: Conciliator in an Age of Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e, and, with Senator William H. Frist, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eTennessee Senators, 1911-2001: Portraits of Leadership in a Century of Change\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51790591951136,"sku":"9781496830845","price":50.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6daf98deef83e7abe94011a20c21b9fb.webp?v=1780680825","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/big-jim-eastland-the-godfather-of-mississippi-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}