BARNARD, HARRY

Eagle Forgotten: The Life of John Peter Altgeld

Seacaucus, NJ: Lyle Stuart, 1973. First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full green cloth, black lettering on spine. John Peter Altgeld (1847 – 1902) was an American politician and the 20th Governor of Illinois, serving from 1893 until 1897. He was the first Democrat to govern that state since the 1850s. A leading figure of the Progressive movement, Altgeld signed workplace safety and child labor laws, pardoned three of the men convicted in the Haymarket Affair, and rejected calls in 1894 to break up the Pullman strike by force. In 1896 he was a leader of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, opposing President Grover Cleveland and the conservative Bourbon Democrats. He was defeated for reelection in 1896 in an intensely fought, bitter campaign. Born in Germany, Altgeld grew up on a farm in the American Midwest. After a stint in the Union Army as a youth, Altgeld studied law in Missouri, while working as a manual laborer, and became involved in progressive politics. Altgeld eventually opened a law practice in Chicago, and became a real estate developer, and local judge before being elected governor. He was married to Emma Ford. Often in poor health, he died at the age of 54, while working in the law office of Clarence Darrow.. This volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. AS NEW.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 495 pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

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CROUCH, DAVID

William Marshal: Knighthood, War and Chivalry, 1147-1219

London: Longman / Pearson Education Limited, 2002. 0582772222. Second Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0582772222. Publisher's full black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, black endpapers. Illustrated with some full-page B&W photographs. William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146 or 1147 – 1219), also called William the Marshal, was an Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman. He served five English kings— Henry II, his sons the "Young King" Henry, Richard I, and John, and finally John's son Henry III. Knighted in 1166, he spent his younger years as a knight errant and a successful tournament competitor; Stephen Langton eulogised him as the "best knight that ever lived." In 1189, he became the de facto Earl of Pembroke through his marriage to Isabel de Clare, though the title of Earl would not be officially granted until 1199 during the second creation of the Pembroke Earldom. In 1216, he was appointed protector for the nine-year-old Henry III, and regent of the kingdom.. Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, unmarked condition, except for a small tape repair on the dust jacket only. AS NEW/VERY GOOD.. B&W Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. ix, (i), 248 pp. As New in Very Good dust jacket .

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Keywords: 0582772222 Biography Knights Knighthood William Marshal Richard the Lionheart King John England History Military, Military History & Weapons Biography & Memoir