South Dakota Crusader: Francis Case's Road to Congress

South Dakota Crusader portrays a principled and accomplished man who spent the first half of his life preparing for national public service.

This book takes an in-depth look at Francis Case's life and times up to the day before he officially becomes a U. S. congressman. It begins by describing his family background and early years as one of five children born in rural Iowa, where his Methodist-minister father served ten pastorates before accepting a new assignment in South Dakota's Black Hi...