TY  - BOOK
AU  - Klotter,James C.
TI  - William Goebel: the politics of wrath 
T2  - Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf
SN  - 9780813148175
AV  - F456 .W555 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Lexington
PB  - The University Press of Kentucky
KW  - Goebel, William,
KW  - Governors
KW  - Kentucky
KW  - Biography
KW  - Goebel, William, 1856-1900
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1865-1950
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 ""Look upon Opposition as Opportunity""; 2 Rebels, Reactionaries, and Reformers; 3 Goebel and the Governors; 4 ""Division and Discord""; 5 ""There Is Going to Be a Hot Fight""; 6 ""I Ask No Quarter and I Fear No Foe""; 7 ""Force Will Be Met with Force""; 8 ""Loyal to the Great Common People""; 9 The Search for the Assassin; 10 ""He Is Goebel, That Is All""; Bibliographical Note; 2; b
N2  - The turbulent career of William Goebel (1856--1900), which culminated in assassination, marked an end-of-the-century struggle for political control of Kentucky. Although populism had become a strong force in the nation, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and ex-Confederates still dominated the state and its Democratic party. Touting reforms and attaching the railroad monopoly, Goebel challenged this old order. A Yankee in a state that fancied itself southern, Goebel had to depend on a strong organization to win votes. As ""The Kenton King"" he created a new style of politics. To some he was
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