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Alben Barkley : A Life in Politics /

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
Autor principal: Libbey, James K. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Child of the Jackson Purchase
  • Clinton and college
  • Barkley's reconciliation with his roots
  • From courthouse to congress
  • Congressman Barkley and the New Freedom
  • The reformer in time of war
  • The congressman in war and peace
  • "Normalcy" and the tale of two elections
  • Senator Barkley from Coolidge to Depression
  • Senator Barkley from Depression to the announcement of a New Deal
  • The assistant majority leader and the New Deal
  • The majority leader in time of peace
  • The majority leader from neutrality to war
  • The senator in a time of troubles and triumphs
  • The iron man becomes a veep
  • The iron man keeps his mettle.