Many have never heard of Governor Henry Horner of Illinois, yet his story is remarkable. "Governor Henry Horner, Chicago Politics, and the Great Depression" focuses on Horner s career in law and politics from 1915 to 1940, while examining the economic and political dynamics of Illinois during the darkest period in American history. This principled governor managed to maintain his political integrity in a climate where honesty was a liability, says author Charles J. Masters, but the few historians who include Horner in their narratives offer contradictory and dismissive characterizations of...
Many have never heard of Governor Henry Horner of Illinois, yet his story is remarkable. "Governor Henry Horner, Chicago Politics, and the Great Depre...