Achieve the Honorable : A Missouri Congressman's Journey from Warm Springs to Washington /

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Growing up during the Great Depression and World War II, Ike Skelton dreamed of joining the military. That dream was shattered when he contracted one of the most dreaded diseases of the era: polio. Far from abandoning hope, Skelton, after treatment at Warm Springs, Georgia, overcame his disability a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Skelton, Ike, 1931-2013
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Skelton, Ike, > 1931-2013.
United States. > Congress. > House.
United States. > Congress. > House > Biography.
Politics and government
Legislators.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
United States.
Missouri.
Missouri > Politique et gouvernement > 1951-
Missouri > Politics and government > 1951-
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Growing up during the Great Depression and World War II, Ike Skelton dreamed of joining the military. That dream was shattered when he contracted one of the most dreaded diseases of the era: polio. Far from abandoning hope, Skelton, after treatment at Warm Springs, Georgia, overcame his disability and went on to become a college athlete, a celebrated lawyer, a Missouri state senator, and a U.S. Congressman. This book recounts the deeply personal tale of Ike Skelton's determined journey from the small town of Lexington, Missouri, to Capitol Hill.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 pages).
ISBN:9780809332847

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