442 pages; 8vo (8.5") 22 cm; Hardcover, dark gray-blue buckram cloth, gold spine title, 442 pages printed one side only, bibliography, copious footnotes throughout. ; This is a PhD dissertation written in 1975. The original was typed, was then preserved on microfilm, and at a later point was reprinted by mimeograph and bound as a hardcover. ; Russell A. Alger grew up on the midwestern frontier, became General in civil war, wildly successful timber baron, US Senator, Governor of Michigan, US Secretary of War. ; Owner name (Stephen M. Stackpole) penned on front endpaper. Boards slightly bowed. No other defects. Scarce. ; Laid in: hand-written note addressed to Steve, great-grandson of subject, mentioned William Doyle on page 129.