Mildred Throne

1588 Cyrus Clay Carpenter and Iowa Politics 1859-1898, by Mildred Throne (read 25 Sep 1980) Seldom have I enjoyed a book so much that is so unpretentious. This work was published in 1974, even though its author had been dead since 1960. It tells, in a wonderful straight-forward way the story of a man who was born Nov 24, 1829, at Harford, Pa., and came to Fort Dodge, Iowa, in 1854. He never did much but be in politics, and served two terms as Governor of Iowa and two terms in the House of Representatives in Washington. The book just tells the story of his life in excellent manner. The author concludes: "he was, thus, one of the many minor public officers who make no outstanding mark on their time but are the warp and woof of the political fabric. The self-important, the pushers, the ruthless, the corrupt receive more attention and exert more temporary power, while the quiet ones, the 'diffident,' give the party its real strength and 'grass roots.' They personalize and epitomize the party in local areas across the country, and eventually they bring honor to themselves by an integrity and honesty that the people respect and trust." Carpenter died May 29, 1898,in Fort Dodge. An excellent book.… (plus d'informations)