The price of honor : the life and times of George Brinton McClellan Jr /

This biography of George Brinton McClellan Jr., son of the Civil War general by the same name, a congressman, and mayor of New York (1904-1910), studies political courage and honor. The study emphasizes McClellan's six years as mayor, but also covers his youth, relationship with the general, hi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mulrine, M. Barbara, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Madison, N.J.] : Lanham, Md. : Farleigh Dickinson University Press ; Co-published with Rowman & Littlefield, ©2011.
Temas:
McClellan, George B. > (George Brinton), > 1865-1940.
McClellan, George B. > (George Brinton), > 1865-1940
United States. > Congress. > House > Biography.
United States. > Congress. > House
1898-1951
Mayors > New York (State) > New York > Biography.
College teachers > New Jersey > Princeton > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
College teachers
Mayors
Politics and government
New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > 1898-1951.
New York (N.Y.) > Administration > 1898-1951.
New Jersey > Princeton
New York (State) > New York
collective biographies.
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Beginnings, 1865-895
  • The halls of Congress, 1895-903
  • The initiation, 1903-904
  • Hizzoner, the mayor, 1905
  • Disputed territory, 1906
  • Bonds, borough presidents, blue laws, 1907
  • A rightful claim, 1908
  • Racing to the wire, 1909
  • Into oblivion, 1910-928
  • Elder statesman, 1929-940.

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