presidential candidates

Biography of Jesse Jackson, discussing his political leadership and civil rights work on behalf of African Americans.

Examines the Kennedy administration, their determination to crack down on organized crime and Communism, and Robert Kennedy's quest for justice and vengeance in the aftermath of John Kennedy's assassination in 1963.

Recounts the history of the Reform Party with brief biographies of its three most visible presidential candidates.

"Twayne's twentieth-century American biography series ; no. 4." Discusses the issues with which Bryan and his contemporaries were concerned.

Discusses the life of Jesse Jackson, including his involvement in the civil rights movement, his presidential campaigns, and his role as freelance diplomat and world humanitarian.

A profile of Hillary Rodham Clinton, discussing her midwestern girlhood, the development of her religious faith and political ideals, her education, her marriage to Bill Clinton, and her strengths and weaknesses as a politician and presidential candidate.

Sixteen-year-old Meghan Powers' happy life in Massachusetts changes drastically when her mother, one of the most prestigious senators in the country, becomes the front-runner in the race for United States President.

Presents the life, accomplishments, and goals of the civil rights activist and politician Jesse Jackson, from his childhood in North Carolina through his years in Chicago and Washington, D.C.

Tells the life story of nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century feminist and spiritualist Victoria Woodhull, describing her historic firsts in the arenas of finance and politics and the scandal involving minister Henry Ward Beecher that cost her most of her supporters.

A biography of the nineteenth-century soldier, politician, and explorer whose many expeditions helped open up the western territories to settlers.