A man of working class origins who overcame severe alcoholism to become the governor of Iowa — on this episode of River to River, the life of Harold Hughes.
Author Jerry Harrington discusses his new book, Thunder from the Prairie: The Life of Harold E. Hughes. In it, he details Hughes’ remarkable rise from growing up in Ida Grove, to facing combat in Italy during WWII, to becoming a transformative governor.
Guests:
- Jerry Harrington, author
