Description

Book Synopsis
The first exploration of Texas’s Speaker of the House—a role that has evolved from powerless obscurity to heavyweight political preeminence.

Table of Contents
  • Foreword by Don Carleton
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Assuming Center Stage
  • Chapter One. Least Among Equals: The Presiding Speakership, 1846-1900
  • Chapter Two. Accumulating Clout: The Progressive Speakership, 1900-1921
  • Chapter Three. "Calculatin' Coke": The End of Progressivism and Birth of the Early Modern Speakership, 1921-1949
  • Chapter Four. Pragmatic Conservatism: The Dynastic Speakership, Part One, 1949-1961
  • Chapter Five. Liberals, Conservatives, and the Dilemma of Race: The Dynastic Speakership, Part Two, 1961-1969
  • Chapter Six. The Old Order Is Dead, Long Live the Old Order: Sharpstown, the Price Daniel Revolution, and the Speakership in Crisis, 1969-1975
  • Chapter Seven. The Executive Speakership, Part One, 1975-1983
  • Chapter Eight. The Executive Speakership, Part Two, 1983-2002
  • Chapter Nine. "Hell on Horses and Women": Gender and Family Life under the Dome
  • Chapter Ten. The End of an Era? The Executive Speakership under Tom Craddick, 2003-2009
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

The House Will Come To Order How the Texas

    Product form

    A Paperback by Patrick L. Cox, Michael Phillips, Don Carleton

    £17.99

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £19.99 – you save £2.00 (10%)

    Order before 4pm tomorrow for delivery by Mon 7 Sep 2026.

    1 in stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of The House Will Come To Order How the Texas by Patrick L. Cox

      Book details

      Publisher MU - University of Texas Press
      Published 3 January 2010
      ISBN-13 9780292728806
      978-0292728806
      ISBN-10 0292728808
      Also in:
      Regional, state and other local government

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first exploration of Texas’s Speaker of the House—a role that has evolved from powerless obscurity to heavyweight political preeminence.

      Table of Contents
      • Foreword by Don Carleton
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction: Assuming Center Stage
      • Chapter One. Least Among Equals: The Presiding Speakership, 1846-1900
      • Chapter Two. Accumulating Clout: The Progressive Speakership, 1900-1921
      • Chapter Three. "Calculatin' Coke": The End of Progressivism and Birth of the Early Modern Speakership, 1921-1949
      • Chapter Four. Pragmatic Conservatism: The Dynastic Speakership, Part One, 1949-1961
      • Chapter Five. Liberals, Conservatives, and the Dilemma of Race: The Dynastic Speakership, Part Two, 1961-1969
      • Chapter Six. The Old Order Is Dead, Long Live the Old Order: Sharpstown, the Price Daniel Revolution, and the Speakership in Crisis, 1969-1975
      • Chapter Seven. The Executive Speakership, Part One, 1975-1983
      • Chapter Eight. The Executive Speakership, Part Two, 1983-2002
      • Chapter Nine. "Hell on Horses and Women": Gender and Family Life under the Dome
      • Chapter Ten. The End of an Era? The Executive Speakership under Tom Craddick, 2003-2009
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account