governors

Chronicles Franklin Roosevelt's struggle to expose powerful New York officials with mob ties in 1932.

Biography of the former vice-president and New York governor focusing on his early life, education, rise at the Rockefeller Center and Museum of Modern Art, and work with the United Nations.

Relates the adventures of twelve-year-old Amy Burritt and her family as they travel through all fifty states and attempt to interview each state's governor.

Grayson Guillory--fearing both a genetic disposition for mental illness and the possible existence of darker family secrets--suspects her charismatic governor father of having conspired to kill her manic-depressive mother.

Chronicles the life of Sam Houston, discussing his momentous career in the decades preceding the Civil War as a Congressman and governor for Tennessee, his role as commander-in-chief of the Texas revolutionary army, and his two terms as president of the Republic of Texas.

Describes the life of Welsh buccaneer Sir Henry Morgan, including the taking of Portobello and his defense of Jamaica against the Spanish.

A biography of Sam Houston, including his early life with the Cherokee Indians, his political career in Washington, D.C., and his role in the history of Texas.

Governor James E. McGreevey of New Jersey chronicles his life, focusing on how his homosexuality impacted every aspect of his life and explaining why he chose to come out in August 2004.

Relates the life of Sam Houston who was leader of the Texas army, first president of the Texas Republic, and governor of Texas.

Willie Stark is an ordinary man from a rural town who demands that crooked politicians and shady businessmen in Louisiana be held accountable for the collapse of a poorly built school. When he decides to run for governor of Louisiana, he befriends Jack Burden, a young journalist who ends up working for him. However, when Stark asks Burden to investigate some damaging information on an old family friend, Burden questions his own morality and Stark's surprising transformation into an inflexible leader who will stop at nothing to remain in power.