TY - BOOK AU - Hallas,Herbert C. TI - William Almon Wheeler: political star of the north country T2 - Excelsior editions SN - 9781461945451 AV - E664 .W555 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Albany PB - State University of New York Press KW - Wheeler, William A. KW - United States KW - Congress KW - House KW - Biography KW - Vice-presidents KW - Legislators KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Tragedy in Malone --; The making of a "cultivated" man --; Love and the new district attorney --; "Here lies an honest man" --; "Old hunkerism" is dead --; A "mere act of justice" --; "Grinding" it out in Albany --; A pen "dipped in gall" --; An early morning knock on the door --; Suddenly, a "junior partner" --; A sporting gentleman gets the itch --; "True to our trust, true to ourselves, and true to the truth" --; "Ho! For California" --; Spreading "law, order, population, industry and wealth" --; "Common justice" for the south --; Returning the salary grab --; No "unproductive and useless park" --; An "earnest champion of the right" --; The "New York Lincoln" --; "God's hand is in this work" --; "Hayes the true and Wheeler, too!" --; "As righteous as an edict of God" --; "A wild and joyous time" --; The frozen snake and the "greatest of humbugs" --; "The machine always slaughters its new converts" --; Delivering a "paroxysm of partisan fury" --; U.S. Senate election round one: the double-cross --; U.S. Senate election round two: caught in a crossfire --; "Distressing malady of my bladder" --; Negotiating "simple justice" --; Epilogue: from "sterling gold" to neurotic timidity; 2; b UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=645849&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -