John A. Logan, stalwart Republican from Illinois
By: James Pickett Jones.
Publisher: University Presses of Florida
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Tallahassee
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
Subjects: Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886; United States. Congress -- Biography; Legislators -- United States -- Biography; United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1883
Description: "James P. Jones ... uses newspaper accounts, private letters, and the records of Congress to examine Major General John A. Logan's return to his political and legislative career after the Civil War. Logan emerged from the national conflict a military hero and uncommitted to any political party ... By 1884 his personality and fiercely defended principles had earned him the vice-presidential nomination on the ill-fated Republican ticket. Many writers on this period have portrayed Logan as a corrupt politician, but Jones successfully clears the Illinoisan's record"--Jacket.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 273-281.
"A Florida State University book."
Includes index.