| The Iron Hunter Contributor(s): Osborn, Chase S. (Author), Warner, Robert M. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0814343953 ISBN-13: 9780814343951 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $22.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political - Social Science | Regional Studies - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Dewey: 324.209 |
| Series: Great Lakes Books |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6" W x 9" (0.86 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Michigan |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published in 1919, The Iron Hunter is the autobiography of one of Michigan's most influential and flamboyant historical figures: the reporter, publisher, explorer, politician, and twenty-seventh governor of Michigan, Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949). Making unprecedented use of the automobile in his 1910 campaign, Osborn ran a memorable campaign that was followed by an even more remarkable term as governor. In two years he eliminated Michigan's deficit, ended corruption, and produced the state's first workmen's compensation law and a reform of the electoral process. His autobiography reflects the energy and enthusiasm of a reformer inspired by the Progressive Movement, but it also reveals the poetic spirit of an adventurer who fell in love with Michigan's Upper Peninsula after traveling the world. |