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George Hunt Arizona's Crusading Seven-Term Governor / David R. Berman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berman, David R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Governors--Arizona--Biography.
- Governors.
- Arizona--History--1912-1950.
- Arizona.
- Arizona--History--To 1912.
- Hunt, George W. P. (George Wylie Paul), 1859-1934.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (265 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015
- Place of Publication:
- Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8165-3173-0
- OCLC:
- 903079398
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