Wilder, L. Douglas. <br/><br/>
Son of Virginia :  A Life in America's Political Arena. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (241 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- CHAPTER ONE Carry Me Back -- CHAPTER TWO Sergeant Wilder -- CHAPTER THREE The Home Trenches -- CHAPTER FOUR Political Muscle -- CHAPTER FIVE Re-Digging the Well -- CHAPTER SIX Virginia Is Ready -- CHAPTER SEVEN In the Saddle -- CHAPTER EIGHT The Race Goes On -- CHAPTER NINE Reclaiming the Devil's Half Acre -- CHAPTER TEN Ringing the Bell -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the Author. 
<br/><br/> The autobiography of Lawrence Douglas Wilder, a grandson of slaves, who was sworn in as Governor of Virginia in a January 1990 ceremony that changed the political face of the United States. In Virginia, long ago the centerpiece of the Confederacy, Wilder became the first African American to assume a governorship by virtue of winning a popular vote. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781493019526 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Wilder, Lawrence Douglas,-1931-.<br/>African American politicians-Virginia-Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F231.3.W55 -- .W553 2015eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>975.5/043092 B