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George Hunt : Arizona's crusading seven-term governor
- Title
- George Hunt : Arizona's crusading seven-term governor / David R. Berman.
- Author
- Berman, David R.
- Publication
- Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2015.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | IXA 15-1518 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
Details
- Description
- 251 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This is a political biography of Arizona's first elected (state) governor, George W.P. Hunt. It follows Hunt closely through his years in the Territorial legislature and then as governor and minister to Siam. The author assesses Hunt's successes and failings as a political leader"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-241) and index.
- Contents
- The roots : Huntsville, Globe, family -- Territorial politics : in the legislature -- Constitutional politics -- Coming to power -- The first term : progressives in charge -- Reaction : first aid to the wicked -- The critics and the voters -- Legislation, executions, and a major strike -- A failed recall and a disputed election -- Wartime, labor negotiator, governor again -- Mulling things over : Siam and back -- The comeback -- Back in office : fighting for water -- The voters, the Klan, the Colorado -- Ups and downs, but heading for defeat -- The end of a career -- Concluding thoughts : the measure of the man.
- Call Number
- IXA 15-1518
- ISBN
- 9780816531479 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0816531471 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2014037394
- OCLC
- 894747958
- Author
- Berman, David R., author.
- Title
- George Hunt : Arizona's crusading seven-term governor / David R. Berman.
- Publisher
- Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2015.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-241) and index.
- Chronological Term
- To 1950
- Research Call Number
- IXA 15-1518