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Profiles in Power : Twentieth-Century Texans in Washington, New Edition by Kenneth E. Hendrickson (editor); Michael L. Collins (editor); Patrick L. Cox (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Profiles in Power : Twentieth-Century Texans in Washington, New Edition about?
Profiles in Power offers concise biographies of fourteen twentieth-century Texans who wielded significant political power and influence in Washington, D.C. First published in 1993 by Harlan Davidson, it has been revised and updated with new chapters on John Nance Garner and Henry Gonzalez and expanded chapters on Lyndon Johnson, Barbara Jordan, Ralph Yarborough, Jim Wright, and John Tower. Demonstrating the validity of a biographical approach to history, the book as a whole covers all the major political issues of the twentieth century, as well as the pivotal role of Texans in defining the national agenda.
Who reads Profiles in Power : Twentieth-Century Texans in Washington, New Edition?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Kenneth E. Hendrickson (editor); Michael L. Collins (editor); Patrick L. Cox (editor)
- Publisher
- Austin, Tx : University Of Texas Press, C2004.
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780292798427
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, History, Biography
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