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Format:
Book
Title:
Iron pants : Oregon's anti-New Deal governor, Charles Henry Martin
ISBN:
9780874221961
Publication Information:
Pullman : Washington State University Press, ©2000.
Physical Description:
[10], 228 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Contents:
Ch. 1. From Grayville to Vancouver Barracks -- Ch. 2. The Spanish-American-Philippine War -- Ch. 3. The Boxer Uprising -- Ch. 4. Rising through the Ranks -- Ch. 5. Making the World Safe for Democracy -- Ch. 6. Racism in the Ranks of a Standing Army -- Ch. 7. Governing the Panama Canal -- Ch. 8. Land Speculator Turns Politician -- Ch. 9. Congressman Martin -- Ch. 10. Governor Martin -- Ch. 11. Hunting Reds -- Ch. 12. Old Soldiers Never Die.
Summary:
"In 1934 Oregon's newly-elected Democratic governor, Charles Henry Martin, quickly turned his formidable talents to attacking labor unions and reformers in Northwest industry. He empowered a secret Red Squad within the Oregon State Police bureaucracy, which was involved in spying and using disruptive tactics against union activists up and down the West Coast."

"The author also explores Martin's equally intriguing military career (1887-1927). A graduate of West Point, Martin was at center stage in a number of key events including chasing elements of Coxey's Army, the Philippines acquisition, entering China's Forbidden City during the Boxer Rebellion, commanding the all-black Ninety-second Division after World War I, and perpetuating the Army's discriminatory policies of the 1920s."--Jacket.
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