legislators

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legislators

Forty signs of rain

2004
The world is headed toward an environmental crisis as global warming poses a significant threat, but Charlie Quibler has a difficult time convincing a skeptical administration while his wife, Anna, attempts to protect new technology that could solve the problem from getting into the wrong hands.

Robert F. Kennedy

1989
Traces the life of the attorney general and senator who was assassinated while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1968.

David Crockett, the man behind the myth

1984
Describes the real David Crockett--backwoodsman, hunter, Creek War scout, colonel, judge, congressman and hero of the Alamo.

America's foreign policy, 1945-1976

its creators and critics
1980
Presents profiles of the leading political figures in American foreign policy from 1945 to 1976.

David Crockett

fearless frontiersman
2007
A biography of nineteenth-century frontiersman David Crockett, discussing his early life in Tennessee, his political career, and his role in the fight for the independence of Texas.

King of the cats

the life and times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
1993
Recounts the life and political career of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

The life and times of Joe McCarthy

a biography
1982
Biography of politician Joe McCarthy exploring his complex personality as well as his political career.

Black Belt scalawag

Charles Hays and the Southern Republicans in the era of Reconstruction
1993
Traces the career of Charles Hays, former slaveholder and confederate soldier, who embraced the Republican party and the rights of freedom.

John C. Calhoun

a biography
1993
Biography of statesman John C. Calhoun discussing his life, political career, and place in American history.

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