Congressional Giants - Influential Leaders of Congress and How They Shaped American History

Congressional Giants examines the lives and achievements of 14 influential leaders of Congress from the nineteenth century to the present day. These "giants" shaped American history in myriad ways that continue to reverberate well into the twenty-first century.

List of contents

Introduction and Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: The Great Triumvirate-Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John C. Calhoun

Chapter 2: Stephen A. Douglas Chapter 3: Thomas B. Reed Chapter 4: Joseph G. Cannon

Chapter 5: Nicholas Longworth

Chapter 6: Robert A. Taft

Chapter 7: Sam Rayburn

Chapter 8: Richard B. Russell, Jr. Chapter 9: Everett Dirksen Chapter 10: Lyndon B. Johnson

Chapter 11: Mike Mansfield

Chapter 12: Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. Notes

About the author

By J. Michael Martinez

Summary

Congressional Giants examines the lives and achievements of 14 influential leaders of Congress from the nineteenth century to the present day. These "giants" shaped American history in myriad ways that continue to reverberate well into the twenty-first century.

Product details

• Authors: J. Michael Martinez, Martinez J. Michael
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781793616074
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-607-4
• No. of pages: 242
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Political science & theory, United States of America, USA, Central / national / federal government, Central government