Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction: Assuming Center Stage 1
6. 1. Least Among Equals: The Presiding Speakership, 1846–1900 9
7. 2. Accumulating Clout: The Progressive Speakership, 1900–1921 20
8. 3. “Calculatin’ Coke”: The End of Progressivism and Birth of the Early Modern Speakership, 1921–1949 32
9. 4. Pragmatic Conservatism: The Dynastic Speakership, Part One, 1949–1961 52
10. 5. Liberals, Conservatives, and the Dilemma of Race: The Dynastic Speakership, Part Two, 1961–1969 73
11. 6. The Old Order Is Dead, Long Live the Old Order: Sharpstown, the Price Daniel Revolution, and the Speakership in Crisis, 1969–1975 93
12. 7. The Executive Speakership, Part One, 1975–1983 117
13. 8. The Executive Speakership, Part Two, 1983–2002 136
14. 9. “Hell on Horses and Women”: Gender and Family Life under the Dome 157
15. 10. The End of an Era? The Executive Speakership under Tom Craddick, 2003–2009 177
16. Notes 201
17. Bibliography 233
18. Index 243