Independent Man : The Life of Senator James Couzens /

Independent Man : The Life of Senator James Couzens / / by Harry Barnard.

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First published in 1958 by Charles Scribner’s Sons, Independent Man is the only book-length biography of one of Michigan’s most remarkable men. His many careers embraced both the business and political spheres. Couzens was a prominent business man who helped shape Ford Motor Company but he left the...

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Barnard, Harry, 1906-1982.
Place / Publishing House:Detroit, Mich. : : Wayne State University Press,, 2002.
©2002.
Year of Publication:2002
Language:English
Series:Great Lakes Books Series
Physical Description:1 online resource (396 p.)
Notes:Originally published: New York : Scribners, 1958.
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Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: October 12, 1915
  • Book I: The Money-Making Machine
  • 1. The Beginning
  • 2. The Canadian Boy
  • 3. The Money-Making Machine, I
  • 4. The New Detroiter
  • 5. The Coal Clerk
  • 6. The Family Man
  • 7. The Ford Motor Company
  • 8. The Business Manager
  • 9. The Cloud
  • 10. The Realignment
  • 11. The Money-Making Machine, II
  • 12. The Crisis
  • 13. The Five-Dollar-A-Day Plan
  • 14. The Final Break
  • Book II: The New Public Man
  • 15. The Job-Seeker Again
  • 16. The Police Commissioner
  • 17. The Odd Candidate
  • 18. The Strong Mayor
  • 19. The People's Man
  • 20. The Battle For M.O.
  • 21. The Damnable Outrage
  • 22. The Reward
  • Book III: The Senator
  • 23. The One-Man Bloc
  • 24. The Plain-Speaking Statesman
  • 25. The Millionaires' War
  • 26. The La Folletteite!
  • 27. The Critic of Coolidge
  • 28. The Restless Statesman
  • 29. The Magnificent Gift
  • 30. The Dangerous Man
  • 31. The Crusader Again
  • 32. The End of an Era
  • Book IV: The Independent Man
  • 33. The Bank Crisis
  • 34. The White House Conference
  • 35. The Climax
  • 36. A Hell of a Mess
  • 37. The Mission That Failed
  • 38. The New Deal Onlooker
  • 39. The Investigator Again
  • The Delegate To London
  • 41. The Smear
  • 42. The New Deal Republican
  • 43. The Unbowed Head
  • 44. The Political Dilemma
  • 45. The Independent Man
  • 46. The Triumphant Defeat
  • 47. The End of the Road.

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