Ernest Gruening: Alaska's Greatest Governor

By Claus Naske

Book Overview

In 1939, President Roosevelt appointed Ernest Gruening governor of territorial Alaska. What followed were twenty historic years that changed the face of North America when Alaska became a state in 1959. Using unpublished archival materials, historian Claus-M. Naske reveals the challenges that Gruening faced every day as an activist governor and senator. The life of Ernest Gruening is a personal account of Alaska statehood, as well as a political odyssey through the twentieth century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1889963356
• ISBN13: 9781889963358
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: University of Alaska Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.