Sowing the wind : the Mississippi constitutional convention of 1890

Sowing the wind : the Mississippi constitutional convention of 1890 / Dorothy Overstreet Pratt.

Author/creator	Pratt, Dorothy O., 1949- author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2018]
Description	pages cm
Subject(s)	Mississippi. Constitutional Convention (1890) Constitutional conventions--Mississippi. Constitutional history--Mississippi. Mississippi--Politics and government --1865-1950.

Contents	Introduction and Overview -- The Bourbon Elites -- Opposition to the Bourbons -- Calling the Convention -- The Convention Debates the Franchise -- The Convention Adopts the Understanding Clause -- The Convention Considers Reform Agendas -- The Convention Exposes Class Divisions -- Defending the New Constitution in Congress -- Defending the New Constitution in the Federal Courts -- Conclusion.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Pratt, Dorothy O., 1949- author. Sowing the wind Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2018] 9781496815477
LCCN	2017026732
ISBN	9781496815460 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	1496815467 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	KFM7001 1890.A29 P73 2018	✔ Available	Place Hold