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George Hunt : Arizona's crusading seven-term governor / David R. Berman.

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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Description
vi, 252 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.
Uniform Title
Project Muse UPCC books
Subject
  • Hunt, George W. P. 1859-1934
  • Hunt, George W. P. 1859-1934
  • To 1950
  • Governors > Arizona > Biography
  • Governors
  • Arizona > History > To 1912
  • Arizona > History > 1912-1950
  • Arizona
Genre/Form
  • Biographies
  • History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
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.
ISBN
  • 9780816531479 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0816531471 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2014037394
OCLC
  • 894747958
  • SCSB-12302068
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library