Profiles in power [[electronic resource] ] : twentieth-century Texans in Washington / / edited by Kenneth E. Hendrickson, Jr., Michael L. Collins, Patrick Cox

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910777695803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Austin, TX, : University of Texas Press, c2004
• ISBN: 0-292-79842-3
• Edizione: [New ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xi, 374 p. : ill
• Collana: Focus on American history series
• Altri autori (Persone): HendricksonKenneth E; CollinsMichael L. <1950->; CoxPatrick L. <1952->
• Disciplina: 973.91/092/2764; B
• Soggetti: Legislators - Texas; Politicians - Texas; United States Politics and government 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Edward M. House -- Morris Sheppard -- John Nance Garner -- Jesse Jones -- Tom Connally -- Sam Rayburn -- Lyndon Baines Johnson -- Ralph Yarborough -- Barbara Jordan -- John Tower -- Jim Wright -- Lloyd Bentsen Jr. -- George Bush -- Henry B. Gonzalez -- Notes -- Contributors -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Profiles in Power offers concise biographies of fourteen twentieth-century Texans who wielded significant political power and influence in Washington, D.C. First published in 1993 by Harlan Davidson, it has been revised and updated with new chapters on John Nance Garner and Henry Gonzalez and expanded chapters on Lyndon Johnson, Barbara Jordan, Ralph Yarborough, Jim Wright, and John Tower. Demonstrating the validity of a biographical approach to history, the book as a whole covers all the major political issues of the twentieth century, as well as the pivotal role of Texans in defining the national agenda.