The American: A Middle Western LegendDuell, Sloan and Pearce, 1946 - 337 pages Fictionalized biography of John Peter Altgeld, politician, governor of Illinois, 1893-1897, judge and lawyer. |
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Albert Parsons Altgeld asked America anarchists August Spies became began bomb Brand Whitlock Bryan Buck called Chicago cigar Clarence Darrow damned Darrow Debs Democratic dirty dollars dream Dreyer election Emma face farm farmer father feel felt Fielden fight fool friends gone Governor Grover Cleveland hand happened hate Haymarket head heard hell Hinrichsen hundred Illinois jail Joe Martin John Peter Altgeld Judge Altgeld knew labor land listen live look Lucy Parsons Mark Hanna McConnell meeting murder neighbor Jones never night nodded Oscar Neebe paper party Pete Altgeld pleaded political remember Schilling shook sick silver silver convention sleep smiled socialist sometimes speak Spies spoke stand stood streets talk tell there's thing thought thousand tired told took turned voice votes walked watched Whitlock wife words workers workingmen