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Eagle forgotten : the life of John Peter Altgeld

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Originally published in 1938, this is still the best biography of John Peter Altgeld - the German immigrant, and enemy of orthodoxy, who became governor of Illinois and pardoned the Haymarket Martyrs..

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Canonical title: Eagle forgotten : the life of John Peter Altgeld
Original publication date: 1938
People/Characters: John Peter Altgeld

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Genres: Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 977.3 — History & geography History of North America North central United States Illinois
LCC: F546 .A46 .B37 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history Illinois
BISAC: BIO BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical

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Languages: English
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Published: 1938
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 977.3
LCC: F546 .A46 .B37

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