Hallas, Herbert C.,  1937- <br/><br/>
William Almon Wheeler :  political star of the north country / 
Herbert C. Hallas. 
 - 1 online resource (368 pages) :  illustrations, portraits. 
 - Excelsior editions .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Tragedy in Malone -- The making of a "cultivated" man -- Love and the new district attorney -- "Here lies an honest man" -- "Old hunkerism" is dead -- A "mere act of justice" -- "Grinding" it out in Albany -- A pen "dipped in gall" -- An early morning knock on the door -- Suddenly, a "junior partner" -- A sporting gentleman gets the itch -- "True to our trust, true to ourselves, and true to the truth" -- "Ho! For California" -- Spreading "law, order, population, industry and wealth" -- "Common justice" for the south -- Returning the salary grab -- No "unproductive and useless park" -- An "earnest champion of the right" -- The "New York Lincoln" -- "God's hand is in this work" -- "Hayes the true and Wheeler, too!" -- "As righteous as an edict of God" -- "A wild and joyous time" -- The frozen snake and the "greatest of humbugs" -- "The machine always slaughters its new converts" -- Delivering a "paroxysm of partisan fury" -- U.S. Senate election round one: the double-cross -- U.S. Senate election round two: caught in a crossfire -- "Distressing malady of my bladder" -- Negotiating "simple justice" -- Epilogue: from "sterling gold" to neurotic timidity. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781438448114 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Wheeler, William A. 1819-1887. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Congress.  House --Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Vice-Presidents--United States--Biography.<br/>Legislators--United States--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government--1877-1881.<br/>United States--Politics and government--1869-1877.<br/>New York (State)--Politics and government--1865-1950.<br/>New York (State)--Politics and government--1775-1865.<br/>Malone (N.Y.)--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E664.W57  / H35 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>328.73/092  B