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Your Price: $ 14.95
Item Number: 3246
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Circa: 1974
Condition: Very Good
Publisher: State Historical Society of Iowa
ISBN: 089033000X
Published by the State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, in 1974, this 320-page hardbound book is the story of CYRUS CLAY CARPENTER AND IOWA POLITICS, 1854 to 1898. It was written by Mildred Throne, a long-time historian, educator and history writer in the state.
Chapter headings include: A young man goes West; From surveyor to politician; Legislator in Des Moines; Politics and Pike's Peak; Feeding Union soldiers; Iowa Radicalism; 1871 Gubernatorial campaign; First year as governor; Scandal and politics in 1873; Iowa Granger Law of 1874; Last years as governor; Election to Congress; Defeats and victories; A Good Life closes. The book is very well illustrated with photos of Carpenter at various stages of his life, of his family, colleagues and important places in his life. It is fully indexed and complete with an extensive bibliography.
The book is in Very Good condition with extremely slight wear on cover corners. There are no other defects apparent on either inside pages or covers. It's a great book and a wonderful source of detailed information on this important era of Iowa history. (3246) |
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