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Paul V. McNutt and the Age of FDR

Author
Kotlowski, Dean J.
Published
Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, [2015]
Copyright Date
©2015
Physical Description
1 online resource (600 pages)
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction: A Man, an Era, and a President; 1. "I See ... a Great Future" (1891-1913); 2. New Departures, Old Haunts (1913-1925); 3. Triumph and Tragedy (1925-1926); 4. The Legion and Leadership (1926-1928); 5. National Vistas, State Elections (1929-1932); 6. A New Deal for Indiana (1933-1934); 7. "Hoosier Hitler" (1935-1936); 8. Breaking Away (1937-1938); 9. Humanitarian-and Home (1937-1939); 10. Paul V. and Franklin D. (1939-1940); 11. Ambition Frustrated (1940); 12. Dimensions of Security (1939-1945); 13. Mobilizing Manpower (1942-1945). and 14. Returning to the Philippines (1945-1947)15. Fading Away (1947-1955); Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
Summary
In this major biography of an important politician and statesman, Dean Kotlowski presents the life of Paul V. McNutt, a great understudied figure in the era of FDR. McNutt was governor of Indiana, high commissioner to the Philippines (while serving he helped 1,300 Jews flee Nazi Germany for Manila), head of the WWII Federal Security Agency, and would-be presidential candidate. Paul V. McNutt and the Age of FDR explores McNutt's life, his era, and his relationship with Franklin Roosevelt. It sheds light on the expansion of executive power at the state level during the Great Depression, the theo.
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ISBN
9780253014733 (electronic bk.)
0253014735 (electronic bk.)
9780253014689
0253014689
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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