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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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Libbey, James K. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2016]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Barkley, Alben William, > 1877-1956.
United States. > Congress.
United States. > Congress > Biography.
Vice-presidents.
Politics and government.
Legislators.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Vice-presidents > United States > Biography.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1901-1953.
United States > Politics and government > 1901-1953.
Biographies.
Biography
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (360 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813167152

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