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Brookhart, Smith Wildman, --1869-1944;

Abstract

Since the age of Andrew Jackson, American political aspirants have recognized a value in being identified as a candidate of and from "the people." Frequently a good deal of effort and money is expended to convince the electorate that prospective officeholders are "self-made" men of humble origins. In this respect Smith Wildman Brookhart's early life might well epitomize the dream of a political public relations man, for he was truly of humble origins and was indeed a man who had overcome great odds. Smith Brookhart was born in a log cabin just across lowa's southern border in Scotland County, Missouri, February 2, 1869. His parents, Abram Colar and Cynthia Wildman Brookhart, were of Swiss-German ancestry. Abram, a farmer, and a Civil War veteran of the Union Army, had migrated to Missouri from Athens County, Ohio.

Year of Submission

1964

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education

Department

Department of Social Science

First Advisor

Leland L. Sage

Second Advisor

Erma B. Plaehn

Third Advisor

John Cowley

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Date Original

1964

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1 PDF file (246 leaves)

Language

en

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