legislators

A portrait of the American lawyer and political leader which provides insights into his energy, intellectual force, tempestuous public life, and troubled personality.

This is a biography of a Vietnam war hero and a U.S. senator who vows to keep up the fight for campaign reform.

This is a biography of Patrick Henry, the Virginia lawmaker and politician known for his stirring speeches and eloquent writing.

Text and illustrations chronicle the life and achievements of eighteenth-century American patriot Caesar Rodney, who signed the Declaration of Independence, served in the rank of major general in the Revolutionary War, and became president of Delaware.

Photojournalist Pete Souza documents the meteoric rise of the charismatic Barack Obama from his first day in the U.S. Senate up to the Pennsylvania presidential primary. Souza, who also accompanied the senator to seven countries including Kenya, South Africa, and Russia, had access to photograph the senator and presidential candidate in private and public moments during Obama's rise to political stardom. Most of these have not been seen before. Souza provides extended commentary about each photo to place it in context, and describe the scene and participants.--From publisher description.

Presents in graphic novel format the life of Georgia congressman John Lewis, focusing on his youth in rural Alabama, his meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., and the birth of the Nashville Student Movement.

Davy Crockett tames the American frontier in Texas and fights against the Mexicans in the Battle of the Alamo.

A study of men who, at a risk to themselves, stood fast for a principle. Includes John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Sam Houston, Robert Taft and others.