A social history of the American South explores the people and events that shaped the region over the course of the past half century. (view table of contents)

A powerful social history of the American South explores the people and events that shaped the region over the course of the past half century. (view table of contents)

Product Description: An eye-opening account of the Arkansas years by President Clinton's legendary political and business mentor. Until his recent death in federal prison, Jim McDougal was the irrepressible ghost of the Clintons' Arkansas past. McDougal's knowledge of embarrassing real estate and banking deals, bribes, and obstructions of justice have long haunted the White House...read more

Clinton's late partner in Whitewater and long-time political mentor offers a complete account of the Whitewater scandal and its various players, the colorful world of backroom Arkansas politics, and his own political career. 100,000 first printing.