The Life of Pennsylvania Governor George M. Leader - Challenging Complacency

The Life of Pennsylvania Governor George M. Leader stands as the only oral history-based account of a Pennsylvania governor. Written by a leading Pennsylvania historian while the former governor was in his 9th decade of life, here Governor Leader tells his remarkable story and the story of Pennsylvania politics in an era quite different from today.

About the author

Kenneth C. Wolensky is a historian with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in Harrisburg, PA. Governor George M. Leader was governor of Pennsylvania from 1955-1959 and remains active in public affairs.

Summary

The Life of Pennsylvania Governor George M. Leader stands as the only oral history-based account of a Pennsylvania governor. Written by a leading Pennsylvania historian while the former governor was in his 9th decade of life, here Governor Leader tells his remarkable story and the story of Pennsylvania politics in an era quite different from today.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Wolensky, Kenneth C Wolensky, Kenneth C. Wolensky
• Publisher: University Press Copublishing Division
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781611460797
• ISBN: 978-1-61146-079-7
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 231 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 503 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education