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Title: West Virginia Tough Boys: Vote Buying, Fist Fighting and a President Named JFK by Keith F. Davis, F. Keith Davis ISBN: 0-9724867-2-0 Publisher: Woodland Press Pub. Date: November, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.86 (7 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Tough Boys Have Soft Spots!!!
Comment: F. Keith Davis, a member of WV Writers, and general manager of The Logan Banner, released his second book, West Virginia Tough Boys: Vote Buying, Fist Fighting, And A President Named JFK.

According to Bob Kelly -- [email protected] -- a columnist with Charleston Daily Mail (Dec. 17, 2003), which is West Virginia's second largest state newspaper, Davis lays out compelling detail in this fascinating book. "Davis' readable book is full of information about cash-filled suitcases, secret meetings at the Kanawha Motel, and stealthy flights by political operatives in and out of the tiny grass strip along the Guyandotte at Taplin. Davis reveals the "tough boys" soft spots, their interesting tales of coming of age in the Depression in the coal fields, and their downright likeable nature, as the secret to their political success. The book makes it easier to understand what happened in Logan County."

Rating: 5
Summary: Tales of vote-buying, free liquor, fistfights
Comment: An impressive contribution to the annals of 20th Century American Political History, West Virginia Tough Boys: Vote Buying, Fist Fighting, And A President Named JFK by journalist F. Keith Davis is an amazing collection of reminiscences of West Virginia political kingpins and civic leaders during the heady 1960s. Tales of vote-buying, free liquor, fistfights over campaign strategies, and double-take inducing tales directly from the men and women who thrived in JFK's time, West Virginia Tough Boys is so candid it's hard to put down.

Rating: 5
Summary: Tough Boys Rule!
Comment: This is a book like no other I have ever read. I never dreamed that we, the people of the United States, dealt with things like vote-buying and curruption that was out-in-the-open. This author writes with great color and paints a vivid story with a bright pallet. He describes a time and place that no longer exists as it once was -- a bustling coal town called Logan, in West Virginia. And these "Tough Boys" are ornery mountain politicians who get away with everything as slick-as-a-ribbon. It's fun to read, especially because it's all true. Plus, here's the kicker: John Kennedy was even involved in the underhanded world of half-pints of liquor for votes, and cash palmed for favors. YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK!

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