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Born to poor tenant farmers in a log cabin in Graves County, Kentucky, Alben Barkley (1877-1956) rose to achieve a political stature in the US equalled by few of his contemporaries. James K. Libbey provides a full-length biography of this larger-than-life personality as Barkley transitioned from loc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Libbey, James K. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2016]
Colección:Topics in Kentucky history.
Temas:
Barkley, Alben William, > 1877-1956.
Barkley, Alben William, > 1877-1956
United States. > Congress > Biography.
United States. > Congress
1901-1953
Vice-presidents > United States > Biography.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
Legislators
Politics and government
Vice-presidents
United States > Politics and government > 1901-1953.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1901-1953.
United States
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Born to poor tenant farmers in a log cabin in Graves County, Kentucky, Alben Barkley (1877-1956) rose to achieve a political stature in the US equalled by few of his contemporaries. James K. Libbey provides a full-length biography of this larger-than-life personality as Barkley transitioned from local politician to congressman, then senator, senate majority leader, vice president, and senator once again.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (347 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-337) and index.
ISBN:9780813167831
0813167833
9780813167145
0813167140
9780813167152
0813167159

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