Clarence C. Dill : the life of a western politician / Kerry E. Irish.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Irish, Kerry E., 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dill, Clarence C. (Clarence Cleveland), 1884-1978.

Dill, Clarence C.

United States. Congress. House.

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

United States.

United States. Congress. House--Biography.

United States--Politics and government--1901-1953.

Politics and government.

Washington (State)--Politics and government--1889-1950.

Washington (State).

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 252 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Pullman : Washington State University Press, [2000]

Summary:

Clarence C. Dill won election in 1914 as a U.S. Representative from Spokane, Washington, despite being a political newcomer and a Democrat in a Republican stronghold. He led Congress in drafting the Radio Act of 1927 and the Federal Communications Act of 1934. Dill also effectively lobbied FDR to authorize Grand Coulee Dam. In 1934, at the height of his prestige, he mysteriously retired. This first-ever biography reveals Dill's place as one of the Northwest's most influential political leaders.

Contents:

1 The Making of a Westerner 1

2 Go East, Young Man 13

3 Reelection, Reflection, and Wrath 29

4 Resurrection 43

5 "A Son of a Wild Jackass" 57

6 Radio Days 67

7 Tariffs and Trouble 83

8 Election of a Grand Coulee Man 99

9 The Water Rises 113

10 A Man in the Middle 135

11 Signing Off 155

12 The Long Road Home 161

Epilogue: The Author's View 183.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-236) and index.

ISBN:

0874221897

0874221900

OCLC:

43115154