Author: Tyler L. Wolanin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 166694551X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Roland D. Sawyer was a Western Massachusetts state legislator who, over a half-century in politics, tackled some of the state’s thorniest issues. The Political Life of Reverend Roland D. Sawyer by Tyler L. Wolanin offers insight into legislative politics in Massachusetts as the state underwent political and economic transitions, urbanization, and unrest. Though Sawyer never attained high office, his longevity and influence allowed him to shape the policy debate on issues such as voting and elections, prohibition, and criminal justice reform. As a minister, former socialist, sometime-radical, and “cog in the machine,” Sawyer instigated investigations and impeachments, lost elections, saw a friend become president, had half of his district flooded to make a reservoir, and fell into and out of favor with some of the most famous power players in Massachusetts history. Emerging from this book, Sawyer is portrayed as one of the most interesting Massachusetts political figures from the first half of the twentieth century.
The Political Life of Reverend Roland D. Sawyer
Author: Tyler L. Wolanin
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 166694551X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Roland D. Sawyer was a Western Massachusetts state legislator who, over a half-century in politics, tackled some of the state’s thorniest issues. The Political Life of Reverend Roland D. Sawyer by Tyler L. Wolanin offers insight into legislative politics in Massachusetts as the state underwent political and economic transitions, urbanization, and unrest. Though Sawyer never attained high office, his longevity and influence allowed him to shape the policy debate on issues such as voting and elections, prohibition, and criminal justice reform. As a minister, former socialist, sometime-radical, and “cog in the machine,” Sawyer instigated investigations and impeachments, lost elections, saw a friend become president, had half of his district flooded to make a reservoir, and fell into and out of favor with some of the most famous power players in Massachusetts history. Emerging from this book, Sawyer is portrayed as one of the most interesting Massachusetts political figures from the first half of the twentieth century.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 166694551X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
Roland D. Sawyer was a Western Massachusetts state legislator who, over a half-century in politics, tackled some of the state’s thorniest issues. The Political Life of Reverend Roland D. Sawyer by Tyler L. Wolanin offers insight into legislative politics in Massachusetts as the state underwent political and economic transitions, urbanization, and unrest. Though Sawyer never attained high office, his longevity and influence allowed him to shape the policy debate on issues such as voting and elections, prohibition, and criminal justice reform. As a minister, former socialist, sometime-radical, and “cog in the machine,” Sawyer instigated investigations and impeachments, lost elections, saw a friend become president, had half of his district flooded to make a reservoir, and fell into and out of favor with some of the most famous power players in Massachusetts history. Emerging from this book, Sawyer is portrayed as one of the most interesting Massachusetts political figures from the first half of the twentieth century.
Sagamore Sociological Conference, Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts
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Category : Christian sociology
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Reports of the sessions.
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Category : Christian sociology
Languages : en
Pages : 930
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Reports of the sessions.
The Granite Monthly
Author: Henry Harrison Metcalf
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Category : New Hampshire
Languages : en
Pages : 628
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Category : New Hampshire
Languages : en
Pages : 628
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The Granite Monthly
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Category : Local history
Languages : en
Pages : 654
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Category : Local history
Languages : en
Pages : 654
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Granite Monthly
Author: Henry Harrison Metcalf
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Category : New Hampshire
Languages : en
Pages : 942
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Contains articles on the White Mountains and a map.
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Category : New Hampshire
Languages : en
Pages : 942
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Contains articles on the White Mountains and a map.
The Arena
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 718
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
Calvin Coolidge, from a Green Mountain Farm to the White House
Author: Michael Edmund Hennessy
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Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 238
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Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Before the Flood
Author: Elisabeth C. Rosenberg
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1643136453
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
In the tradition of Silent Spring, a modern parable of the American experience and our paradoxical relationship with the natural world. Though it seems a part of the "natural" landscape of New England today, the Swift River Valley reservoir, dam, dike, and nature area was a triumph of civil engineering. It combined forward-looking environmental stewardship and social policy, yet the “little people”—and the four towns in which they lived—got lost along the way. Elisabeth Rosenberg has crafted Before the Flood to be both a modern and a universal story in a time when managed retreat will one day be a reality. Meticulously researched, Before the Flood, is the first narrative book on the incredible history of the Swift River Valley and the origins Quabbin Reservoir. Rosenberg dive into the socioeconomic and psychological aspects of the Swift River Valley’s destruction in order to supply drinking water for the growing populations of Boston and wider Massachusetts. It is as much a human story as the story of water and landscape, and Before the Flood movingly reveals both the stories and the science of the key players and the four flooded towns that were washed forever away.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1643136453
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
In the tradition of Silent Spring, a modern parable of the American experience and our paradoxical relationship with the natural world. Though it seems a part of the "natural" landscape of New England today, the Swift River Valley reservoir, dam, dike, and nature area was a triumph of civil engineering. It combined forward-looking environmental stewardship and social policy, yet the “little people”—and the four towns in which they lived—got lost along the way. Elisabeth Rosenberg has crafted Before the Flood to be both a modern and a universal story in a time when managed retreat will one day be a reality. Meticulously researched, Before the Flood, is the first narrative book on the incredible history of the Swift River Valley and the origins Quabbin Reservoir. Rosenberg dive into the socioeconomic and psychological aspects of the Swift River Valley’s destruction in order to supply drinking water for the growing populations of Boston and wider Massachusetts. It is as much a human story as the story of water and landscape, and Before the Flood movingly reveals both the stories and the science of the key players and the four flooded towns that were washed forever away.
The Twentieth Century Magazine
Author: Benjamin Orange Flower
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Category : Twentieth century
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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Category : Twentieth century
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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Unity
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Category : Liberalism (Religion)
Languages : en
Pages : 422
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Category : Liberalism (Religion)
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description