A Mind of Her Own: Helen Connor Laird and Family, 1888–1982Terrace Books, 13 Ιαν 2006 - 526 σελίδες A Mind of Her Own: Helen Connor Laird and Family 1888–1982 captures the public achievement and private pain of a remarkable Wisconsin woman and her family, whose interests and influence extended well beyond the borders of the state. Spanning almost a century, the history speaks to the way we were and are: a stridently materialistic nation with a deep and persistent spiritual component. |
Περιεχόμενα
1 To Wisconsin | 3 |
2 Getting Ahead | 11 |
3 Marshfield | 17 |
4 Laona | 28 |
Robert La Follette and WD Connor | 34 |
19061907 | 42 |
19081909 | 53 |
19091913 | 60 |
19401944 | 205 |
19451946 | 247 |
19471950 | 268 |
19511959 | 286 |
19511959 | 302 |
19601968 | 333 |
19691974 | 360 |
19751979 | 383 |
9 Melvin Robert Laird | 71 |
19131916 | 80 |
19171919 | 99 |
19191923 | 118 |
19241931 | 139 |
19321936 | 160 |
19371939 | 177 |
19801982 | 407 |
Postscript | 416 |
Notes | 419 |
Selected Bibliography | 467 |
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Άλλες εκδόσεις - Προβολή όλων
A Mind of Her Own: Helen Connor Laird and Family, 1888–1982 Helen L. Laird Περιορισμένη προεπισκόπηση - 2006 |
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
American Angie Auburndale became bill Birch Lake Bom's boys brother called celebrated Chicago church CL&L Club Committee Connor Company Connor Lumber Daily Cardinal David and Helen Dick dinner election father Florence Follette Forest County Forest Republican friends Goodland Gordon governor Helen read Helen wrote hoped Hotel interest Isaac Stephenson Jim Doyle John Jordan River June knew labor Laird Land Company Laona legislative letter living looked Lumber and Land Madison Mame Marshfield News Herald meeting Mel Laird Melvin Melvin Laird mill Milwaukee mother never Omaha peace political Prairie du Sac Presbyterian president railroad Regents Richard Robert Senator social speech talk things thought timber took town University of Wisconsin vote W.D. Connor wanted wife William Wisconsin Rapids Witter woman women Wood County wrote Helen