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The inside story of the Harding tragedy. / by Daugherty, H. M.(Harry Micajah),1860-1941.; Dixon, Thomas,Jr.,1864-1946.;
Subjects: Biographies.; Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923.;
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The inside story of the Harding tragedy / by Daugherty, H. M.(Harry Micajah),1860-1941.(CARDINAL)130013; Dixon, Thomas,Jr.,1864-1946,author.(CARDINAL)127182;
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923.;
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Crooked : the roaring '20s tale of a corrupt attorney general, a crusading senator, and the birth of the American political scandal / by Masters, Nathan,Author(DLC)no2023032713;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-354) and index.The riveting, forgotten narrative of the most corrupt attorney general in American history and the maverick senator who stopped at nothing to take him down Many tales from the Jazz Age reek of crime and corruption. But perhaps the era's greatest political fiasco--one that resulted in a nationwide scandal, a public reckoning at the Department of Justice, the rise of J. Edgar Hoover, and an Oscar-winning film--has long been lost to the annals of history. In Crooked, Nathan Masters restores this story of murderers, con artists, secret lovers, spies, bootleggers, and corrupt politicians to its full, page-turning glory. Newly elected to the Senate on a promise to root out corruption, Burton "Boxcar Burt" Wheeler sets his sights on ousting Attorney General Harry Daugherty, puppet-master behind President Harding's unlikely rise to power. Daugherty is famous for doing whatever it takes to keep his boss in power, and his cozy relations with bootleggers and other scofflaws have long spawned rumors of impropriety. But when his constant companion and trusted fixer, Jess Smith, is found dead of a gunshot wound in the apartment the two men share, Daugherty is suddenly thrust into the spotlight, exposing the rot consuming the Harding administration to a shocked public. Determined to uncover the truth in the ensuing investigation, Wheeler takes the prosecutorial reins and subpoenas a rogue's gallery of witnesses--convicted felons, shady detectives, disgraced officials--to expose the attorney general's treachery and solve the riddle of Jess Smith's suspicious death. With the muckraking senator hot on his trail, Daugherty turns to his greatest weapon, the nascent Federal Bureau of Investigation, whose eager second-in-command, J. Edgar Hoover, sees opportunity amidst the chaos. Packed with political intrigue, salacious scandal, and no shortage of lessons for our modern era of political discord, Nathan Masters' thrilling historical narrative shows how this intricate web of inconceivable crookedness set the stage for the next century of American political scandals.
Subjects: True crime stories; Nonfiction novels; Wheeler, Burton K. (Burton Kendall), 1882-1975.; Daugherty, H. M. 1860-1941 (Harry Micajah),; Political corruption;
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Crooked : the roaring twenties tale of a corrupt attorney general, a crusading senator, and the birth of the American political scandal / by Masters, Nathan,author.(CARDINAL)868829;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-354) and index."The riveting, forgotten narrative of the most corrupt attorney general in American history and the maverick senator who stopped at nothing to take him down. Many tales from the Jazz Age reek of crime and corruption. But perhaps the era's greatest political fiasco--one that resulted in a nationwide scandal, a public reckoning at the Department of Justice, the rise of J. Edgar Hoover, and an Oscar-winning film--has long been lost to the annals of history. In Crooked, Nathan Masters restores this story of murderers, con artists, secret lovers, spies, bootleggers, and corrupt politicians to its full, page-turning glory. Newly elected to the Senate on a promise to root out corruption, Burton "Boxcar Burt" Wheeler sets his sights on ousting Attorney General Harry Daugherty, puppet-master behind President Harding's unlikely rise to power. Daugherty is famous for doing whatever it takes to keep his boss in power, and his cozy relations with bootleggers and other scofflaws have long spawned rumors of impropriety. But when his constant companion and trusted fixer, Jess Smith, is found dead of a gunshot wound in the apartment the two men share, Daugherty is suddenly thrust into the spotlight, exposing the rot consuming the Harding administration to a shocked public. Determined to uncover the truth in the ensuing investigation, Wheeler takes the prosecutorial reins and subpoenas a rogue's gallery of witnesses--convicted felons, shady detectives, disgraced officials--to expose the attorney general's treachery and solve the riddle of Jess Smith's suspicious death. With the muckraking senator hot on his trail, Daugherty turns to his greatest weapon, the nascent Federal Bureau of Investigation, whose eager second-in-command, J. Edgar Hoover, sees opportunity amidst the chaos. Packed with political intrigue, salacious scandal, and no shortage of lessons for our modern era of political discord, Nathan Masters' thrilling historical narrative shows how this intricate web of inconceivable crookedness set the stage for the next century of American political scandals"--
Subjects: True crime stories.; Nonfiction novels.; Biographies.; Wheeler, Burton K. (Burton Kendall), 1882-1975.; Daugherty, H. M. (Harry Micajah), 1860-1941.; Political corruption;
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Mary Hinton Kerr Collection Professional Genealogical files : Harris-Heggie [microform] by Kerr, Mary Hinton.;
Mary Hinton (Duke) Kerr 1907-1990, was the daughter of William Dabney Duke and Jane Elizabeth Taylor and granddaughter of Charles Elisha Taylor, longtime president of Wake Forest College. Educated at Hollins College and Columbia University, she married John H. Kerr, Jr., Democratic Party leader and member of the North Carolina General Assembly from Warren County from 1929 to 1961. Born and brought up in Richmond, Virginia, Mrs. Kerr moved to Warrenton, North Carolina, upon her marriage. Mrs. Kerr's mother, Mrs. Duke, was active as a Virginia genealogist during the latter half of her life, working principally in the collections of the Virginia Historical Society, the Virginia State Archives, and the Virginia State Library. Following Mrs. Duke's death in 1963, some of her former clients turned to Mrs. Kerr for help in their research. Having helped those she could, she turned her attention, next, to the local clerk of court and began to assist that office in replying to genealogical inquiries. As a result, Mrs. Kerr ultimately undertook genealogical research professionally, and by so doing became intimately acquainted with the genealogical histories of several hundred families in the Warrenton, North Carolina, area.
Subjects: Kerr, Mary Hinton, 1907-1990.; File # 13 -Harris, Capt. Thomas - Harris. Thomas (Martin) - Harris, Thomas F - Harris, West (Williams) - Harris, Sir William (English Ancestry) - Harris, Sir William (French Ancestry) - Harrison - Harton / Hawthorn - Hartwell - Hathcocki Heathcote - Harvie - Hawkins (Folder #1) - Hawkins (Folder #2) - Hawkins. Benjamin - Hawkins. Benjamin Franklin - Hawkins. Col. John (Macon) - Hawkins, Major John (Wyatt) - Hawkins, John Davis - Hawkins. Gen. Micajah Thomas - Hawkins. Philemon (Howard) - Hawkins, Philemon (Martin) - Hawkins, Philemon (Davis) - Hawkins, Philemon Jr. - Hawkins Philemon Philemon (Martin) - Hawkins, Philemon (Davis) - Hawkins, Philemon Jr. - Hawkins Philemon Hawkins, William Johnston - Hawkins. Wyatt - Haymore - Hazard - Hazelwood (Moss: Harper) - Heggie.;
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
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Genealogy, Vickrey Family by Vertical Files -- Family Files.;
Copy of pages from the Randolph County Genealogical Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1; article by Ruth F. ThompsonBriles Family FilePage & column: 10-11
Subjects: Rush, Benjamin.; Rush, Crawford.; Rush, Mary Briles.; Rush, Dorcas Vickery.; Wright, Isaac.; Wright, Mary Rush.; Rush, Elizabeth.; Rush, Noah.; Rush, Sarah Clark.; Rush, Azel.; Rush, Elizabeth Beckerdite.; Rush, Mary White.; Rush, Sally Young.; Rush, Michael.; Rush, Hannah Commons.; Rush, Reuben.; Rush, Sarah Miller.; Rush, Zebedee.; Rush, Fanny Fuller.; Goss, Joseph.; Goss, Dorcas Rush.; Rush, Peggy Richard.; Rush, Ninevah.; Rush, Isabel Hoover.; Rush, Rebecca Prevo.; Andrews, Bathsheba Rush.; Andrews, Enoch.; Harris, Micajah.; Vickery, Samson.; Vickery, Charity Robbins.; Vickery, William.; Vickery, Samson, Jr.; Vickery, David.; Robbins, Bethiah Vickery.; Robbins, Charity.; Robbins, William.; Robbins, Benjamin.; Robbins, Marmaduke.; Robbins, Elizabeth Paisley.; Robbins, Jacob.; Robbins, Polly Paisley.; Watkins, Elizabeth Robbins.; Watkins, Jesse.; Kirkpatrick, John H.; Kirkpatrick, Mary Robbins.; Robbins, Nathaniel.; Robbins, Nancy Robbins.; Robbins, John F.; Robbins, Margaret Verble.; Robbins, Ruth Anderson.; Robbins, W. B. (William B.); Robbins, Eleanor Anderson.; Anderson, Charlotte Robbins.; Anderson, Abraham L.; Herron, John Daniel.; Herron, Theodosia Robbins.;
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The Pioneers from Vickory to Vickrey by Vertical Files -- Family Files.;
Copies from a book compiled by Mae Elizabeth Lang of St. Joseph, ILBriles Family FilePage & column: 20, 37
Subjects: Vickery, Marmaduke.; Vickery, Elizabeth Nation.; Vickery, Christopher.; Vickery, Hannah Hodge.; Vickery, Maria Lowe.; Vickery, Nancy Weatherly.; Vickery, John.; Swaim, John.; Swaim, Elizabeth Vickery.; Swaim, Charity Vickery.; Swaim, Wm. (William); Nation, Joseph.; Nation, Jaretta Vickery.; Rush, Benjamin.; Rush, Dorcas Vickery.; Vickery, Sampson.; Vickery, Charity Robbins.; Robbins, William.; Robbins, Bethiah Vickery.; Rush, Michael.; Rush, Nineveh.; Wright, Isaac.; Wright, Mary Rush.; Rush, Azel.; Rush, Reuben.; Gabs, Dorcas Rush.; Andrews, Bathsheba Rush.; Andrews, Enoch.; Harris, Micajah.; Rush, Elizabeth Beckerdite.; Rush, Mary White.; Rush, Sarah White.;
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