01835cam a2200349 i 4500 185203782 TxAuBib 20141118120000.0 131021s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2013041279 9781574415537 cloth : alk. paper 1574415530 cloth : alk. paper (OCoLC)861554700 TxAuBib rda Wilson, Carol O'Keefe, 1950- In the Governor's shadow : the true story of Ma and Pa Ferguson / Carol O'Keefe Wilson. First edition. Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, 2014. xvii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285) and index. Prologue: A tainted victory -- Tangled family roots -- Life unencumbered -- Political plunge -- Keeping secrets -- Guilty knowledge -- It is good to be king -- A season of success begins to fade -- A falling out and a fall from grace -- An investigation -- Testimony most telling -- In his own words -- The crane swoops in -- The ruling and the aftermath -- Let's try this again -- Seeking redemption -- Optimistic defeat -- The accidental Governor -- Shadow Governor -- See Ma run (again) -- Coming back (1927/1932) -- Twice the vice -- Sunset -- Cross, double cross -- The last act -- Not your average Ma and Pa. 20141118. Ferguson, James Edward 1871-1944. Ferguson, Miriam Amanda, 1875-1961. Governors Texas Biography. Women governors Texas Biography. Texas Politics and government 1865-1950. TXJOU