Martin A. Sweeney

Remarkable Life of Albert Haskell, Jr.

The King of Crown City

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Produktbeschreibung

Using a remarkable cache of scrapbooks kept by Albert Haskell, Jr. through his lifetime, Martin A. Sweeny narrates a fascinating story of unwavering dedication to the public good. As a lawyer, politician, civic organizer, and economic developer, Haskell never turned away from an opportunity to do something beneficial for others.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 402g
• ISBN-13: 9780761873921
• ISBN-10: 0761873929
• Artikelnr.: 67644463

Autorenporträt

Martin A. Sweeney is a retired Unites States history teacher. He currently serves as the historian for the town and village of Homer, New York. As a public historian he has a regular column on local history in Homer's newspaper, The Homer News.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Prologue
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Formative Years
Chapter 2: The Years of Arts and Letters
Chapter 3: A Young, Aspiring Lawyer
Chapter 4: The Great Cortland Rotary Hijinks
Chapter 5: The New D.A. Goes After Bootleggers with Izzy and Moe
Chapter 6: Bathtub Gin, Bootleggers, and the Black Hand
Chapter 7: The People vs White Slavers, Faith Healers and a Murderer
Chapter 8: Haskell Takes on the Klan
Chapter 9: The Tragic Demise of Alton Howe
Chapter 10: Tubercular Cattle Scandal
Chapter 11: Another Murder Case and Retirement
Chapter 12: A Continued Career in the Law
Chapter 13: The Political Arena
Chapter 14: The Milk Strikes
Chapter 15: Civic Engagement
Chapter 16: Promotion of Economic Expansion in the 1950s
Chapter 17: "Elder Statesman" of Cortland's Industrial Growth
Chapter 18: A Man of Faith
Epilogue
Chapter Notes
Sources
Index