The Honorable Asa Packer: His LIfe and Times - Paperback

by Eileen Potter Kopelman (Author)

The Honorable Asa Packer led a life of ambition and fulfillment. The Judge worked hard and was smart. With luck, good timing and friends, he saw his wildest dreams come true. He was an associate judge of Carbon County, Pennsylvania, a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, a member of the House of Representatives in Washington, owned the Lehigh Valley Railroad, and founded Lehigh University. This biography will show the cocoon of life and influence around him.