Straight Ahead: The Memoirs of a Mississippi Governor
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.28 (898 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1934193046 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 275 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Mississippi afresh" according to Milton S. Brown. The memoirs of a Mississippi governor,I was given a book to read that was written by " Governor Bill Waller". I though the book would be boring and full of legalese'. What I found was a book that was factual and easy to read. I am not in the habits of reading memories of anyone and I was surprise and please with so much details that went int
These memoirs chronicle the life and times of one of Mississippi's most prominent attorneys and the state's fifty-sixth governor, from his birth in rural Lafayette County in 1926 through his two terms as district attorney of Hinds, Madison, and Yazoo Counties, the Beckwith Trials, his 1967 and 1971 gubernatorial campaigns, and the legendary 1978 senatorial race, his last campaign in 1987, and his life after politics.