Everything is Pickrick: The Life of Lester MaddoxMercer University Press, 1999 - 273 pages This is the story of the man who vowed to chase Martin Luther King, Jr. from the state, who was notorious for carrying a pickax handle, who supported George Wallace for president, and who was a lifelong thorn in the side of Jimmy Carter."--BOOK JACKET. |
Contents
| 1 | |
Virginia | 15 |
The Pickwick Papers | 31 |
First Tastes of Politics | 45 |
The Pick Handle Incident | 53 |
This Is Maddox Country | 67 |
Maddox vs Callaway | 83 |
Governor Lester Maddox | 101 |
Life After High Office | 151 |
The Last Hurrah | 159 |
Maddox for President | 167 |
The Loss of Virginia | 181 |
In His Own Words | 189 |
Maddox Anecdotes | 199 |
Selected Speeches | 203 |
Bibliography | 265 |
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