TY - JOUR
AU - Wittner, Lawrence S.
AB - 240 Reviews of Books ness. Both conclude that Folsom was a flawed hero Grafton and Permaloff imply that it was not entirely who failed to accomplish his goals. Yet, despite irrational for Folsom to attempt to gain control of broad areas of agreement, the books sliffer signifi­ his administrations by revamping the bureaucracy cantly in their interpretations. in his attack on the system. Although Grafton and Grafton and Permaloff approach their analysis Permaloff do not condone Folsom's more unsavory from a power-elite perspective. In Alabama an "elite public practices, they do demonstrate the dilemmas alliance" of black-belt planters and Birmingham Big faced by a radical reformer. Lacking access to the Mule industrialists structured a political system awards normally bestowed on tame politicians (law­ based on a malapportioned legislature, a truncated firm retainers, good business relations or employ­ electorate, and the constitution of 1901. Despite ment opportunities with large corporations, and so factionalism in the state Democratic party, it re­ on), Folsom and his supporters may have had little mained "a system that confined overt decision mak­ choice but to either betray their campaign promises or to use the available sources of influence, includ­ ing to routine matters during the 
TI - Gerard T. Rice. The Bold Experiment: JFK's Peace Corps. Notre Dame, Ind.: University of Notre Dame Press. 1985. Pp. xv, 349. $15.95
JO - The American Historical Review
DO - 10.1086/ahr/92.1.240
DA - 1987-02-01
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SP - 240
EP - 241
VL - 92
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
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