Desk 88 : eight progressive senators who changed America
Item details
- ISBN: 9780374138219
- ISBN: 0374138214
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Physical Description:
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354 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019.
Contents / Notes
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-337) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: The origins of Desk 88 -- Hugo Black: finding light in the shadows -- Thoughts from Desk 88 -- Theodore Francis Green: a traitor to his class -- Thoughts from Desk 88 -- Glen Taylor: the singing cowboy from Kooskia -- Thoughts from Desk 88 -- Herbert H. Lehman: pursuing a different family business -- Thoughts from Desk 88 -- Al Gore, Sr.: leading from the South -- Thoughts from Desk 88 -- William Proxmire: a workhorse and a showhorse -- Thoughts from Desk 88 -- Robert F. Kennedy: a voice for those without a voice -- Thoughts from Desk 88 -- George McGovern: feeding the hungry -- Thoughts from Desk 88 -- Further thoughts from Desk 88-about 2020 and beyond -- Epilogue: Carving a place in history. |
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