Joseph E. Brown of Georgia

by Joseph Howard Parks

Fiercely independent and, in his own words, "mean as hell, " Eugene Talmadge dominated Georgia politics for almost twenty years. This is the first full biography of one of the last of the southern demagogues, based on interviews with Talmadge's family and associates.

Genres: History

612 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

A graduate of Middle Tennessee State College Joseph Howard Parks earned his M.A. from the University of Alabama and his Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1937. He taught at the University of Tennessee, from 1934 until 1938, Memphis State College from 1938 until 1943, Birmingham Southern College from 1943 until 1958, the University of Georgia from 1958 until 1971, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham from 1971 until 1974.