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02948aam a2200397 i 4500 001 AA37E478F17F11EE82DF7F7D41ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240403010045 008 220602s2023 nyua b 001 0beng 010 $a 2022025689 020 $a 1939125995 020 $a 9781939125996 035 $a (OCoLC)1322836827 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-ct $a n-us-ct 050 00 $a E748 M1544 G74 2023 100 1 $a Greeley, Will McLean, $d 1956- $e author. 245 12 $a A Connecticut Yankee goes to Washington : $b Senator George P. McLean, birdman of the Senate / $c Will McLean Greeley. 264 1 $a Rochester, NY : $b RIT Press, $c [2023] 300 $a xvi, 316 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction: A Midlife Comeback (1905) -- PART ONE: SIMSBURY, CONNECTICUT -- Chapter One: Old Days, Old Ways -- Chapter Two: Climbing the Political Ladder -- Chapter Three: A Little Help from His Friends -- Chapter Four: Reform Governor -- Chapter Five: A Time to Heal -- Chapter Six: Seeking the US Senate -- PART TWO: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Chapter Seven: Enter Listening -- Chapter Eight: Fighting for the World's Birds -- Chapter Nine: Working with Wilson -- Chapter Ten: The Good Ship Normalcy -- Chapter Eleven: Closing with Coolidge -- PART THREE: GOING HOME -- Chapter Twelve: Coming Full Circle. 520 $a "Senator George P. McLean's crowning achievement was securing enduring legal protections for birds after a seven-year battle in the US Congress. This is the inspiring story of how adversity plays a vital role in growth and greatness, and recounts how an obscure Connecticut farm boy became one of the nation's most effective environmental conservationists. Passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 stopped the senseless killing of birds and likely prevented the extinction of entire bird species. This full-scale biography invites readers into the life and personality of one of Connecticut's most influential and revered political leaders. McLean's forty-five year career is a window to a fascinating time of growth and change in American history"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a McLean, George Payne, $d 1857-1932. 650 0 $a Legislators $z United States $v Biography. 610 10 $a United States. $b Senate $b Senate $v Biography. 650 0 $a Governors $z Connecticut $v Biography. 650 0 $a Statesmen $z Connecticut $v Biography. 650 0 $a Conservationists $z Connecticut $v Biography. 651 0 $a Hartford (Conn.) $v Biography. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Greeley, Will McLean, 1956- $t Connecticut Yankee goes to Washington $b First. $d Rochester, NY : RIT Press, [2023] $z 9781956313000 $w (DLC) 2022025690 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240502013019.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=AA37E478F17F11EE82DF7F7D41ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search