The Meanest Man in Congress
Jack Brooks and the Making of an American Century
A native of Beaumont, Texas, and a World War II veteran, Jack Brooks represented Texas's Ninth District for forty-two years in the U.S. Congress. One of the most influential congressmen you've never heard of, the irascible Brooks is finally getting his due in this first full biography. The Meanest Man in Congress chronicles in fascinating detail not only a remarkable lawmaker's career-spanning the tenures of ten U.S. presidents-but also the epic sweep of American history in the latter half of the twentieth century, from the Kennedy assassination to the Iran-Contra affair. Packed with anecdotes based on Brooks's personal correspondence, interv…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: McNulty, Brendan
- ISBN: 978-1-60306-411-8
- EAN: 9781603064118
- Produktnummer: 33299628
- Verlag: NewSouth Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 6'854 KB
- Abbildungen: Graysale photos
Über den Autor
Timothy McNulty's long career in journalism includes stints as a national, foreign and White House correspondent for the Chicago Tribune. He later became the newspaper's associate managing editor and public editor. Before retiring, he taught at the University of Chicago and at Northwestern University's Medill School, where he co-directed the National Security Journalism Initiative. He holds degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He currently lives in Durham, N.C.
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