Governor William E. Glasscock and Progressive Politics in West Virginia

Governor William E. Glasscock and Progressive Politics in West Virginia
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Book Synopsis Governor William E. Glasscock and Progressive Politics in West Virginia by : Gary Jackson Tucker

Download or read book Governor William E. Glasscock and Progressive Politics in West Virginia written by Gary Jackson Tucker and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Governor William E. Glasscock and Progressive Politics in West Virginia recounts the life and work of West Virginia's thirteenth governor. Born during the Civil War, Glasscock witnessed a country torn by sectional, fratricidal war become a powerful industrial nation by the turn of the twentieth century. Author Gary Jackson Tucker demonstrates how Glasscock, along with others during the Progressive Era, railed against large and powerful political and economic machines to enact legislation protecting free and fair elections, just taxation, regulation of public utilities, and workmen's compensation laws." -- Book Jacket.


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