Description
The first edition of Strom Thurmond and the Politics of Southern Change by Nadine Cohodas, signed by Senator Strom Thurmond.
Octavo, 574pp. Blue hardcover, red cloth spine. Title in gilt on spine. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. Appears unread. Embossed ownership stamp on half title. Includes the publisher’s dust jacket, $27.50 on front flap, light wear along top edge, a near fine example. Signed by Senator Strom Thurmond on the title page.
Strom Thurmond (1902 – 2003) was the United States Senator from South Carolina from 1954 to 2003, making him one of the longest-serving senators in U.S. history. Originally a Democrat, he became known for his staunch segregationist views and ran as a Dixiecrat candidate for president in 1948, opposing civil rights legislation. In 1964, he switched to the Republican Party as the political landscape shifted, becoming a key conservative figure. Thurmond also holds the record for the longest filibuster in Senate history, speaking for 24 hours and 18 minutes in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957. He retired in 2003 at the age of 100 and passed away later that year.
