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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
- 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