Lake Superior Lawyer: A Biography of Chester Adgate Congdon

One of 175 copies. This is the first in-depth biography of Congdon, the lawyer and businessman who helped shape the economic and political history of Minnesota from 1880 until his deasth in 1916. Hoover examines Congdon's life, from his childhood as the son of a Methodist minister in Rochester, New York, to his adult life in St. Paul and Duluth, Minnesota.