Poindexter of Washington: A Study in Progressive Politics

by Howard W. Allen

In this study of Miles Poindexter, Insurgent Republican turned conservative, Howard W. Allen reaches beyond the traditional bounds of biography to present a history of the United States Congress during the Progressive era and the early years after World War I.

A congressman (1909-13)and a senator (1913-23), Miles Poindexter of Washington State was an outspoken, progressive reformer before World War I. He struggled to protect "the people"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809309521
• ISBN13: 9780809309528
• Release Date: May 1981
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"