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Ernest Henry Gruening

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Ernest Henry Gruening , 1887-1974, American political leader, governor of Alaska (1939-53), and U.S. Senator (1959-69), b. New York City. He became interested in journalism and worked on Boston newspapers until 1917. From 1920 to 1923 he edited the Nation. He directed (1924) publicity for Robert La Follette's campaign for the presidency, and later founded (1927) the Portland, Maine, Evening News. He edited These United States (2 vol., 1923-24) and also wrote the highly regarded Mexico and Its Heritage (1928). Gruening directed (1934-39) the territories and island possessions division... Read more

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...discusses economic and social changes during the period. Ernest Gruening, Mexico and Its Heritage (1928), is rich in material...General surveys containing relevant material include Henry Bamford Parkes, A History of Mexico (1938; 3d ed. rev... Read more

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