Coup: the day the Democrats ousted their governor, put Republican Lamar Alexander in office early, and stopped a pardon scandal

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Cover; Title Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; 1. The Stranger; 2. The Sharecropper's Son and Nixon's Choirboy; 3. The Red-and-Black Plaid Shirt; 4. The Murders; 5. The Madness; 6. A Man of Great Promise; 7. The Dominion of the Editor-in-Chief; 8. The Attorney General and the Rule of Law; Illustration Gallery; 9. The New List and the Ticking Clock; 10. The Turmoil; 11. The Call; 12. The Rise of The Speaker; 13. The Cosmos of the Lieutenant Governor; 14. The Dance; 15. The Decision; Illustration Gallery; 16. The Yellow-Dog Chief Justice; 17. The Arrival; 18. The Oath; 19. The Scramble.;"Tells the story of how the day unfolded, in January 1979, when a small bipartisan group of political leaders worked in secret to oust a corrupt sitting governor"--Provided by publisher. Cover Title Page Table of Contents Foreword 1. The Stranger 2. The Sharecropper's Son and Nixon's Choirboy 3. The Red-and-Black Plaid Shirt 4. The Murders 5. The Madness 6. A Man of Great Promise 7. The Dominion of the Editor-in-Chief 8. The Attorney General and the Rule of Law Illustration Gallery 9. The New List and the Ticking Clock 10. The Turmoil 11. The Call 12. The Rise of The Speaker 13. The Cosmos of the Lieutenant Governor 14. The Dance 15. The Decision Illustration Gallery 16. The Yellow-Dog Chief Justice 17. The Arrival 18. The Oath 19. The Scramble. 20. The Long Night21. The White Morning Epilogue: What Became of Them Timeline Postscript: A Note on Sources Sources: The Interviews Acknowledgments Bibliography Index.