| Charles Hillman Brough: A Biography Contributor(s): Lisenby, Foy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1557284113 ISBN-13: 9781557284112 Publisher: University of Arkansas Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 1995 Annotation: Ten years in the making, taken largely from primary materials, this biography is a balanced portrait of an extraordinary Arkansas leader. A native of Mississippi, Charles Hillman Brough served as governor of Arkansas from 1917 to 1921. His administration clearly represented New South progressivism and spawned a host of reforms in education, women's suffrage, prohibition, transportation, and governmental efficiency. A dignified man with a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University, Brough was also known as a brilliant orator, a college professor with a photographic memory, an enthusiastic Baptist, yet a confirmed racist, unable to leave parts of the Old South behind. He is most remembered in this life history as a consummate champion of the state of Arkansas. Perturbed by the "ignorant backwoods Arky" image made popular by a few notable critics, Brough made a lifelong, conscious effort to refute it. To his lasting credit, he saw and appreciated the wealth of natural resources and human variety within the state's boundaries. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 95025687 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.32" W x 9.31" (1.03 lbs) 152 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Arkansas |
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| Publisher Description: Ten years in the making, taken largely from primary materials, some lent by descendants, this biography is a balanced portrait of an extraordinary Arkansas leader, progressive governor of the state from 1917 to 1921. |