Without Samuel J. Crumbine and his Kansas Department of Health, diseases festering in water sources, food and the common towel would have caused thousands of deaths in the United States. Crumbine and his associates paved the way to better treatment of tuberculosis. This well-written account leads the reader down a path of crucial medical advancements.
Samuel J. Crumbine was a medical educator without peer, who used his department of health to disseminate the latest developments he and others throughout the world were achieving in public health. He found it necessary to propagandize a...
Without Samuel J. Crumbine and his Kansas Department of Health, diseases festering in water sources, food and the common towel would have caused th...
During the 1950s two Senate investigations, both highly publicized through the new medium of television, revealed the spread of racketeers and corruption among labor unions. Taking advantage of these sensational revelations, business interests, who for years had chafed against the federal government's pro-labor policies, mounted a campaign to curb labor's power. With the support of the business-oriented administration of Dwight Eisenhower, they pushed through Congress a new "reform" law -- the Landrum-Griffin Act. In this book, R. Alton Lee, author of an earlier study of the Taft-Hartley...
During the 1950s two Senate investigations, both highly publicized through the new medium of television, revealed the spread of racketeers and corr...
Tells the story of the infamous "Goat Gland Doctor" -- controversial medical charlatan, groundbreaking radio impresario, and prescient political campaigner -- and recounts his amazing rags to riches to rags career. A popular joke of the 1920s posed the question, "What's the fastest thing on four legs?" The punch line? "A goat passing Dr. Brinkley's hospital "
It seems that John R. Brinkley's virility rejuvenation cure -- transplanting goat gonads into aging men -- had taken the nation by storm. Never mind that "Doc" Brinkley's medical credentials were shaky at best and that he...
Tells the story of the infamous "Goat Gland Doctor" -- controversial medical charlatan, groundbreaking radio impresario, and prescient political ca...
From successful well-driller to governor and United States senator, Peter Norbeck worked tirelessly for South Dakota and was rewarded with the state's highest offices. A progressive Republican and strong supporter of the policies of Theodore Roosevelt, he was a towering figure in South Dakota politics. In Peter Norbeck: Prairie Statesman, Gilbert Fite has written the definitive biography of this important man.
From successful well-driller to governor and United States senator, Peter Norbeck worked tirelessly for South Dakota and was rewarded with the state's...
The Populist movement of the 1890s was one of the most successful third-party initiatives in United States history. Although it never elected a president, this movement seated governors, congressmen, and United States senators, and played a major political role in a number of states, including all the Great Plains states then in the nation. Populism has been thoroughly studied in many areas of the country, but South Dakota has, so far, been neglected. R. Alton Lee's Principle over Party begins to correct this oversight, shining light on the prominent South Dakotans who strode down the path to...
The Populist movement of the 1890s was one of the most successful third-party initiatives in United States history. Although it never elected a presid...
Until recently, American legal historiography focused almost solely on national government. Although much of Kansas law reflects U.S. law, the state court s arbitrary powers over labor-management conflicts, yellow dog contracts, civil rights, gender issues, and domestic relations set precedents that reverberated around the country. Sunflower Justice is a pioneering work that presents the history of a state through the use of its supreme court decisions as evidence.
R. Alton Lee traces Kansas s legal history through 150 years of records, shedding light on the state...
Until recently, American legal historiography focused almost solely on national government. Although much of Kansas law reflects U.S. law, the stat...
During the 1920s and 1930s, South Dakota's agriculture-based economy collapsed. Political historian R. Alton Lee examines state and federal efforts to fight the effects of perennial drought and the Great Depression, focusing on the administration of New Deal relief programs by both Democratic and Republican officials.
During the 1920s and 1930s, South Dakota's agriculture-based economy collapsed. Political historian R. Alton Lee examines state and federal efforts to...
