| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 208 pages) : illustrations |
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Missouri biography series |
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Missouri biography series.
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| Contents |
1. Brownsville -- 2. St. Louis -- 3. Boodle -- 4. The System -- 5. The Missouri idea -- 6. The Lid -- 7. Progressive -- 8. Disappointment -- 9. Wilsonian |
| Summary |
One of Missouri's best-known leaders of the Progressive Era, Joseph W. Folk epitomized the moral reformer in politics. As a crusading district attorney in St. Louis, Folk won national acclaim for his investigations of wrong-doing in municipal government. With the help of muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens, Folk revealed for the first time the extent of political corruption then plaguing America's cities and helped bring about a popular demand for the regeneration of municipal government nationwide |
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A firm believer that the law was a weapon with which to check political corruption and restrain powerful special interests, Folk popularized the "Missouri Idea," the doctrine that public office is a public trust, not merely an opportunity for private gain. Elected governor of Missouri in 1904, Folk orchestrated a remarkable record of legislative accomplishment. He established himself as one of Missouri's outstanding governors and one of the nation's leading Progressive reformers |
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In asserting that traditional moral values could be applied to politics, Folk became known among friends and enemies as Holy Joe. His refusal to make any distinction between public and private morality, however, alienated some Missourians, while his disregard for party organization angered politicians. His idealism cost him political advancement and ultimately a place in national politics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-202) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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| Subject |
Folk, Joseph Wingate, 1869-1923.
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| SUBJECT |
Folk, Joseph Wingate, 1869-1923 fast |
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Governors -- Missouri -- Biography
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Politicians -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Biography
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HISTORY -- State & Local.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- State & Local -- General.
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Governors
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Politics and government
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Politicians
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Regions & Countries - Americas.
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History & Archaeology.
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United States Local History.
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| SUBJECT |
Missouri -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85086229
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Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Politics and government
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Missouri
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Missouri -- Saint Louis
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
97018907 |
| ISBN |
0826261329 |
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9780826261328 |
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