Achieve the Honorable :: a Missouri Congressman's Journey from Warm Springs to Washington /

Growing up during the Great Depression and World War II, Ike Skelton dreamed of joining the military. That dream was shattered when he contracted one of the most dreaded diseases of the era: polio. Far from abandoning hope, Skelton, after treatment at Warm Springs, Georgia, overcame his disability a...

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1. Verfasser: Skelton, Ike, 1931-2013
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Columbia : Carbondale : The State Historical Society of Missouri ; Southern Illinois University Press, [2013]
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Zusammenfassung:Growing up during the Great Depression and World War II, Ike Skelton dreamed of joining the military. That dream was shattered when he contracted one of the most dreaded diseases of the era: polio. Far from abandoning hope, Skelton, after treatment at Warm Springs, Georgia, overcame his disability and went on to become a college athlete, a celebrated lawyer, a Missouri state senator, and a U.S. Congressman. This book recounts the deeply personal tale of Ike Skelton's determined journey from the small town of Lexington, Missouri, to Capitol Hill.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0809332841
9780809332847

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