Alben Barkley :: a life in politics /

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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1. Verfasser: Libbey, James K. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2016]
Schriftenreihe:Topics in Kentucky history.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (347 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-337) and index.
ISBN:9780813167831
0813167833
9780813167145
0813167140
9780813167152
0813167159

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