Achieve the honorable : a Missouri congressman's journey from Warm Springs to Washington / / Ike Skelton |
Autore | Skelton Ike <1931-2013.> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Carbondale : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
Disciplina | 328.73092 |
Soggetto topico | Legislators - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8093-3284-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Jacket Flaps; Title Page; Copyright; Frontispiece; Contents; A Note; Acknowledgments; A Wreck in Iraq; Roots; A Sound from the Sky; Polio and Warm Springs; Finishing Third, and Winning; Dad; College Years; The Law, Dewey, and Gene; Susie; Mr. Truman; Gallery of Illustrations #1; Memorable Courtroom Moments; Back into Politics; Building a More Effective Military; Missouri and the Military; Into a New World; Gallery of Illustrations #2; Attack on America; Chairman; Tuesday Tsunami of 2010; One Last Veterans Day Salute; Into the Future; Epilogue; Appendixes - Index.
Appendix A: My Strong Right ArmAppendix B: My National Security Book List; Appendix C: "Tree Honors Skelton's Wife," October 21, 2005; Appendix D: Letter to the President regarding Iraq; Appendix E: Brother Boone's Marriage Service; Index; Back Cover. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452423103321 |
Skelton Ike <1931-2013.> | ||
Carbondale : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , [2013] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Achieve the honorable : a Missouri congressman's journey from Warm Springs to Washington / / Ike Skelton |
Autore | Skelton Ike <1931-2013.> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Carbondale : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
Disciplina | 328.73092 |
Soggetto topico | Legislators - United States |
ISBN | 0-8093-3284-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Jacket Flaps; Title Page; Copyright; Frontispiece; Contents; A Note; Acknowledgments; A Wreck in Iraq; Roots; A Sound from the Sky; Polio and Warm Springs; Finishing Third, and Winning; Dad; College Years; The Law, Dewey, and Gene; Susie; Mr. Truman; Gallery of Illustrations #1; Memorable Courtroom Moments; Back into Politics; Building a More Effective Military; Missouri and the Military; Into a New World; Gallery of Illustrations #2; Attack on America; Chairman; Tuesday Tsunami of 2010; One Last Veterans Day Salute; Into the Future; Epilogue; Appendixes - Index.
Appendix A: My Strong Right ArmAppendix B: My National Security Book List; Appendix C: "Tree Honors Skelton's Wife," October 21, 2005; Appendix D: Letter to the President regarding Iraq; Appendix E: Brother Boone's Marriage Service; Index; Back Cover. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790525703321 |
Skelton Ike <1931-2013.> | ||
Carbondale : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , [2013] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Achieve the honorable : a Missouri congressman's journey from Warm Springs to Washington / / Ike Skelton |
Autore | Skelton Ike <1931-2013.> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Carbondale : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
Disciplina | 328.73092 |
Soggetto topico | Legislators - United States |
ISBN | 0-8093-3284-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Jacket Flaps; Title Page; Copyright; Frontispiece; Contents; A Note; Acknowledgments; A Wreck in Iraq; Roots; A Sound from the Sky; Polio and Warm Springs; Finishing Third, and Winning; Dad; College Years; The Law, Dewey, and Gene; Susie; Mr. Truman; Gallery of Illustrations #1; Memorable Courtroom Moments; Back into Politics; Building a More Effective Military; Missouri and the Military; Into a New World; Gallery of Illustrations #2; Attack on America; Chairman; Tuesday Tsunami of 2010; One Last Veterans Day Salute; Into the Future; Epilogue; Appendixes - Index.
Appendix A: My Strong Right ArmAppendix B: My National Security Book List; Appendix C: "Tree Honors Skelton's Wife," October 21, 2005; Appendix D: Letter to the President regarding Iraq; Appendix E: Brother Boone's Marriage Service; Index; Back Cover. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826056203321 |
Skelton Ike <1931-2013.> | ||
Carbondale : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , [2013] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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American Founding Son : John Bingham and the Invention of the Fourteenth Amendment / / Gerard N. Magliocca |
Autore | Magliocca Gerard N. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
Disciplina |
328.73092
B |
Soggetto topico |
Equality before the law - United States
Civil rights - United States African Americans - Civil rights - Legislative history |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8147-6146-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Group Think -- 2. Franklin College -- 3. Lawyer and Whig -- 4. Republican Congressman -- 5. And the war came -- 6. The trial of the century -- 7. The fourteenth amendment -- 8. Reconstruction and impeachment -- 9. Farewell to Washington -- 10. Ambassador -- 11. Obscurity -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480472303321 |
Magliocca Gerard N. | ||
New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2013] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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American Founding Son : John Bingham and the Invention of the Fourteenth Amendment / / Gerard N. Magliocca |
Autore | Magliocca Gerard N. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
Disciplina |
328.73092
B |
Altri autori (Persone) | BinghamJohn Armor <1815-1900.> |
Soggetto topico |
Equality before the law - United States
Civil rights - United States African Americans - Civil rights - Legislative history |
ISBN | 0-8147-6146-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Group Think -- 2. Franklin College -- 3. Lawyer and Whig -- 4. Republican Congressman -- 5. And the war came -- 6. The trial of the century -- 7. The fourteenth amendment -- 8. Reconstruction and impeachment -- 9. Farewell to Washington -- 10. Ambassador -- 11. Obscurity -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787314103321 |
Magliocca Gerard N. | ||
New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2013] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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American Founding Son : John Bingham and the Invention of the Fourteenth Amendment / / Gerard N. Magliocca |
Autore | Magliocca Gerard N. |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
Disciplina |
328.73092
B |
Altri autori (Persone) | BinghamJohn Armor <1815-1900.> |
Soggetto topico |
Equality before the law - United States
Civil rights - United States African Americans - Civil rights - Legislative history |
ISBN | 0-8147-6146-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Group Think -- 2. Franklin College -- 3. Lawyer and Whig -- 4. Republican Congressman -- 5. And the war came -- 6. The trial of the century -- 7. The fourteenth amendment -- 8. Reconstruction and impeachment -- 9. Farewell to Washington -- 10. Ambassador -- 11. Obscurity -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822339503321 |
Magliocca Gerard N. | ||
New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2013] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The art of tough : fearlessly facing politics and life / / Barbara Boxer |
Autore | Boxer Barbara |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Hachette Books, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 274 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 328.73092 |
Soggetto topico | Women legislators - United States |
ISBN |
0-316-31144-8
0-316-31143-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The first lesson of tough -- Love, California, and the war that changed everything -- At home in the House -- An unsettling time: AIDS, sexual harassment, and the Senate -- From an asterisk in the polls to Senator -- Crashing the old boys' club -- The insanity of impeachment, a stolen election, the horrors of 9/11 and Iraq -- Unforgettable colleagues, a lonely dissent, and the best election ever -- The crash, leaders, sexual harassment 2.0, and the sudden partisanship of the environment -- The end and a beginning. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910148647003321 |
Boxer Barbara | ||
New York, New York : , : Hachette Books, , [2016] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The autobiography of Leverett Saltonstall : Massachusetts governor, U.S. senator, and Yankee icon / / by Leverett Saltonstall with Edward Weeks ; introduction by Richard E. Byrd III |
Autore | Saltonstall Leverett <1892-1979, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 p.) |
Disciplina | 328.73092 |
Soggetto topico |
Legislators - United States
Governors - Massachusetts Legislators - MassachusettS |
ISBN | 1-4422-4990-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The Autobiography Of Leverett Saltonstall ; CONTENTS ; Foreword ; Preface ; Introduction to the 2015 Edition ; I. Growing up in politics ; II. Scandals, law and legislation ; III. Eight years as House Speaker ; IV. The sweet and sour of being governor ; V. Joining America's ""most select club"" ; VI. Committees, filibusters and debates ; VII. Overseeing the CIA and censuring McCarthy ; VIII. Working with John F. Kennedy ; IX. ""If I was of any help . . . I am glad."" ; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797541303321 |
Saltonstall Leverett <1892-1979, > | ||
Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The autobiography of Leverett Saltonstall : Massachusetts governor, U.S. senator, and Yankee icon / / by Leverett Saltonstall with Edward Weeks ; introduction by Richard E. Byrd III |
Autore | Saltonstall Leverett <1892-1979, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 p.) |
Disciplina | 328.73092 |
Soggetto topico |
Legislators - United States
Governors - Massachusetts Legislators - MassachusettS |
ISBN | 1-4422-4990-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The Autobiography Of Leverett Saltonstall ; CONTENTS ; Foreword ; Preface ; Introduction to the 2015 Edition ; I. Growing up in politics ; II. Scandals, law and legislation ; III. Eight years as House Speaker ; IV. The sweet and sour of being governor ; V. Joining America's ""most select club"" ; VI. Committees, filibusters and debates ; VII. Overseeing the CIA and censuring McCarthy ; VIII. Working with John F. Kennedy ; IX. ""If I was of any help . . . I am glad."" ; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809342103321 |
Saltonstall Leverett <1892-1979, > | ||
Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Barack Obama and the future of American politics / / Paul Street |
Autore | Street Paul Louis. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
Disciplina | 328.73092 |
Soggetto topico | Presidential candidates - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-315-63589-5
1-317-26340-5 1-317-26339-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction: "A Man for All Seasons?" The Dark Essences of American Politics; 1 Obama's "Dollar Value"; 2 The Other Hidden Primary; 3 How "Black" Is Obama? Color, Class, Generation, and the Perverse Racial Politics of the Post-Civil Rights Era; 4 How "Antiwar"? Obama, Iraq, and the Audacity of Empire; 5 Obama Nation: Sixteen Reasons; 6 Beyond the Narrow Spectrum: Citizens, Politicians, Change, and the Obama Phenomenon; Afterword: Imagining a Progressive Future; Acknowledgments; Appendix A; Appendix B; Notes; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460828103321 |
Street Paul Louis. | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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