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After forty years of congressional service, five terms in the House and five in the Senate, George William Norris (1861-1944) was going home to Nebraska. Norris had lost the 1942 Senate race and felt the defeat keenly. But as his train rolled westward, he was forcefully reminded of what his legislat...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Budig, Gene A.
Otros Autores: Walton, Don (Don Brooks)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : UNP - Bison Original, 2013.
Temas:
Norris, George W. > (George William), > 1861-1944.
Norris, George W. > (George William), > 1861-1944
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Biography.
États-Unis. > Congress. > Senate > Biographies.
United States. > Congress. > Senate
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Legislators > Nebraska > Biography.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Legislators
Nebraska > Biography.
Nebraska > Biographies.
Nebraska
United States
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:After forty years of congressional service, five terms in the House and five in the Senate, George William Norris (1861-1944) was going home to Nebraska. Norris had lost the 1942 Senate race and felt the defeat keenly. But as his train rolled westward, he was forcefully reminded of what his legislative efforts had wrought, from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to the Rural Electrification Act (REA), which brought power to the land unfolding before him. It is here that authors Gene A. Budig and Don Walton begin their journey with this great statesman, perhaps the last progressive Republi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (143 pages)
ISBN:9780803271975
0803271972

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