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- http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/2087924847#Topic/legislators_united_states_biography
- http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/2087924847#Topic/north_carolina_politics_and_government_1865
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- http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/2087924847#Organization/united_states_congress_senate
- http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/2087924847#Topic/legislators
- http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/2087924847#Topic/political_science_government_state_&_provincial
- http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/2087924847#Topic/governors
- http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/2087924847#Place/north_carolina
- http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/2087924847#Topic/politics_and_government
- http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/2087924847#Topic/biography_&_autobiography_political
- http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/2087924847#Topic/scott_william_kerr_1896_1958
- http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/2087924847#Topic/north_carolina_politics_and_government_history
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- "When W. Kerr Scott (1896--1958) began his campaign for the North Carolina gubernatorial seat in 1948, his opponents derided his candidacy as a farce. However, the plainspoken dairy farmer quickly gathered loyal supporters and mobilized a grassroots attack on the entrenched interests that had long controlled the state government, winning the race in a historic upset.In this meticulously researched book, Julian M. Pleasants traces Scott''s productive and controversial political career, from his years as North Carolina commissioner of agriculture, through his governorship (1949--1953), to his bri..."