The rebel in the red jeep : Ken Hechler's life in West Virginia politics /

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"This biography recounts a century of accomplishments, from Hechler's introduction of innovative teaching methods at major universities, to his work as a speechwriter and researcher for President Harry Truman, and finally to his time representing West Virginia in the United States House of...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Seaton, Carter Taylor (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, [2017]
Édition:First edition.
Sujets:
Hechler, Ken, > 1914-2016.
West Virginia. > Office of the Secretary of State > Biography.
United States. > Congress. > House > Biography.
United States. > Congress. > House.
1900-1999
Centenarians > West Virginia > Biography.
Environmentalists > West Virginia > Biography.
Coal mines and mining > West Virginia > History.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Politicians > West Virginia > Biography.
Centenaires > Virginie-Occidentale > Biographies.
Charbon > Mines et extraction > Virginie-Occidentale > Histoire.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Hommes politiques > Virginie-Occidentale > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
Centenarians.
Coal mines and mining.
Environmentalists.
Legislators.
Politicians.
Politics and government.
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
West Virginia > Politics and government > 20th century.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
Virginie-Occidentale > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
United States.
West Virginia.
Biography
Biographies.
History.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Behind the wrought iron gates
  • Big man on campus
  • Over there!
  • Princeton's professor of politics
  • The Truman White House
  • The road to Congress winds through West Virginia
  • Rouge campaigner
  • Your servant in Congress
  • Congressional campaigning, Hechler style
  • Space ... where Hechler didn't expect to go
  • Win some; lose some
  • Marching to Selma
  • Fighting for miners' lives
  • Hechler vs. Big Coal-round two
  • Saving the New River
  • Heckling Congress
  • The interregnum
  • The people's office-the first term
  • The people's office-the rest of the story
  • Walking with Granny D
  • From rebel to hell-raiser
  • Into the sunset
  • Twilight.

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