Jill Abramson

What Is Congress?

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Whether Congress is in session or not, here is an enthralling overview about the branch of our government closest to average Americans.Best-selling adult author and the first woman to become executive editor of The New York Times, Jill Abramson is a self-confessed political junkie. Now she has written the book she wishes she'd had as a young reader. Explaining clearly and concisely what exactly Congress does, this book is peppered with fascinating stories, including the bloody beating in the Senate of a lawmaker in pre-Civil War days, the Watergate hearings, and Senator Joe McCarthy's shameful witch hunt of Communists. Kids may start consider… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Who HQ / Malan, David

ISBN: 978-0-593-22371-0
EAN: 9780593223710
Produktnummer: 34595740
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Seitenangabe: 112 S.
Sonstiges: Ab 8 - 12 J.

Über den Autor

Jill Abramson has had an illustrious career in journalism. She teaches journalism at Harvard, but most importantly, she is the younger sister of Jane O'Connor, who edited this book. She lives in Madison, Connecticut.