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Eagle forgotten : the life of John Peter Altgeld / Harry Barnard.

By:

Barnard, Harry, 1906-1982 [author]

Material type: Text

Eagle forgotten : the biography of John Peter Altgeld whose courage makes him an inspiration to those who still believe in the American dream

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DDC classification:

977.3/04/0924 B 19

LOC classification:

F 546.A46 B37 1973

Online resources:

Click here to access 1962 edition online

Partial contents:

Book one: the struggle -- Book two: the man of property -- Book three: the bomb -- Book four: the judge -- Book five: the pardon -- Book six: The strike -- Book seven: the revolt -- Book eight: the young old man.

Summary: "John Peter Altgeld [...] was the 20th Governor of Illinois from 1893 until 1897, the 1st Democratic governor of that state since the 1850s. A leading figure of the Progressive movement, Altgeld improved workplace safety & child labor laws, pardoned three of the men convicted of the Haymarket Affair & rejected calls in 1894 to break up the Pullman strike with force. In 1896 he was a leader of the left wing of the Democratic Party, opposing President Grover Cleveland & the conservative Bourbon Democrats. He was defeated for reelection in 1896 in an intensely fought, bitter campaign. Originally published in 1938, this is still the best biography of John Peter Altgeld--German immigrant and enemy of orthodoxy--who became governor of Illinois and at the sacrifice of his career pardoned the Haymarket Martyrs." -- from Goodreads.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOKS	Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks	F 546.A46 B37 1973 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan		NPML20050019

Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-480) and index.

"John Peter Altgeld [...] was the 20th Governor of Illinois from 1893 until 1897, the 1st Democratic governor of that state since the 1850s. A leading figure of the Progressive movement, Altgeld improved workplace safety & child labor laws, pardoned three of the men convicted of the Haymarket Affair & rejected calls in 1894 to break up the Pullman strike with force. In 1896 he was a leader of the left wing of the Democratic Party, opposing President Grover Cleveland & the conservative Bourbon Democrats. He was defeated for reelection in 1896 in an intensely fought, bitter campaign.
Originally published in 1938, this is still the best biography of John Peter Altgeld--German immigrant and enemy of orthodoxy--who became governor of Illinois and at the sacrifice of his career pardoned the Haymarket Martyrs." -- from Goodreads.

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