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George Hunt : Arizona's Crusading Seven-Term Governor /

"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&quo...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Berman, David R. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2015.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.