Download or read book William Boyd Allison late a Senator from Iowa written by United States. 60th Congress, 2d sess., 1908-1909 and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book William Boyd Allison written by Leland Livingston Sage and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book WILLIAM BOYD ALLISON written by LELAND LIVINGSTON. SAGE and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book William Boyd Allison written by Leland Livingston Sage and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-19 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from William Boyd Allison: A Study in Practical Politics This life of one of Iowa's most distinguished citizens is the eighteenth full-length volume published by the State Historical Society of Iowa in its Biographical Series. It is the story of a man who represented Iowa longer in the halls of Congress than any other Iowan. It is the story of a long legislative career rarely equaled in the annals of Ameri can congressional history. William Boyd Allison represented Iowa for forty-three years in Washington - eight years in the House of Representatives (1863 1871) and thirty-five years in the United States Senate (1873-1908) He was nominated for an unprecedented seventh term in the Senate and, had he lived, his service would have extended over forty-two years. His career ended an era which had seen a handful of Senators (allison, Aldrich, Hale, Platt, and Spooner) virtually write the laws of this Nation. Such men as Robert M. La Follette, Charles Curtis, William E. Borah, and John H. Bankhead, were just beginning their senatorial careers when Allison died in 1908. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book William Boyd Allison written by Leland L. Sage and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1956 edition.
Download or read book Historic Tales of Old Dubuque written by John T. Pregler and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-10 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History That Shaped a Nation The history of Dubuque is as important to the nation as it is Iowa. Look into the life of railroad-attorney Abraham Lincoln as he pays a visit to a prominent railroad engineer in Dubuque prior to becoming president. Follow congressional debate on whether U.S. Rep. William Vandever (R-IA) had the right to simultaneously hold a seat in Congress and a commission in the U.S. military during the Civil War. View some of the more popular Americans photographed by famed Dubuque photographer Samuel Root, including an image of Frederick Douglass captured while in Dubuque for one of three lectures the "Self-made Man" made in the Key City. Author and historian John T. Pregler sheds light on these rediscovered facets of American history and many others.
Download or read book The Iowa Journal of History and Politics written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Little Visits with Great Americans written by Orison Swett Marden and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book United States Senate Catalogue of Fine Art written by Diane K. Skvarla and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Capitol abounds in magnificent art that rivals its exterior architectural splendor. The fine art held by the U.S. Senate comprises much of this treasured heritage. It spans over 200 years of history & contains works by such celebrated artists as Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Hiram Powers, Daniel Chester French, Charles Willson Peale, Gilbert Stuart, Walker Hancock, & Alexander Calder. This volume provides previously unpublished information on the 160 paintings & sculptures in the U.S. Senate. Each work of art -- from portraiture of prominent senators to scenes depicting significant events in U.S. history -- is illus. with a full-page color photo, accompanied by an essay & secondary images that place the work in historical & aesthetic context.
Download or read book The Most Exclusive Club written by Lewis L Gould and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2009-04-20 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Senate was originally conceived by the Founding Fathers as an anti-democratic counterweight to the more volatile House of Representatives, but in the twentieth century it has often acted as an impediment to needed reforms. A hundred years ago, senators were still chosen by state legislatures, rather than by direct elections. Now, in the wake of the 2004 elections, and the consolidation of Republican control, the Senate is likely to become a crucible of power shifts that will have enormous impact on American politics in the twenty-first century. In The Most Exclusive Club , acclaimed political historian Lewis Gould puts the debates about the Senate's future into the context of its history from the Progressive Era to the war in Iraq. From charges of corruption to the occasional attempt at reform, Gould highlights the major players, issues, and debates (including the League of Nations, the McCarthy hearings, and the Iran-Contra affair) that have shaped the institution. Beyond the usual outsized figures such as Lyndon Johnson, Strom Thurmond, and Barry Goldwater, Gould also tells the story of the lesser-known Senate leaders who have played a vital role in America's upper house. Filled with colorful anecdotes, this is a long-awaited history of one of the most powerful political bodies in the world, written by a master. Gould's sweeping narrative combines deft storytelling with a fresh look at the crucible of contemporary political debate and decision-making.
Download or read book The Press Gang written by Mark Wahlgren Summers and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2018-08-25 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relations between the press and politicians in modern America have always been contentious. In The Press Gang, Mark Summers tells the story of the first skirmishes in this ongoing battle. Following the Civil War, independent newspapers began to separate themselves from partisan control and assert direct political influence. The first investigative journalists uncovered genuine scandals such as those involving the Tweed Ring, but their standard practices were often sensational, as editors and reporters made their reputations by destroying political figures, not by carefully uncovering the facts. Objectivity as a professional standard scarcely existed. Considering more than ninety different papers, Summers analyzes not only what the press wrote but also what they chose not to write, and he details both how they got the stories and what mistakes they made in reporting them. He exposes the peculiarly ambivalent relationship of dependence and distaste among reporters and politicians. In exploring the shifting ground between writing the stories and making the news, Summers offers an important contribution to the history of journalism and mid-nineteenth-century politics and uncovers a story that has come to dominate our understanding of government and the media.
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Download or read book Iowa s Forgotten General written by Kenneth Lyftogt and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matthew Mark Trumbull was a Londoner who immigrated at the age of twenty. Within ten years of his arrival in America, he had become a lawyer in Butler County, Iowa; two years later a member of the state legislature; and two years after that a captain in the Union Army. By the end of the Civil War, he was a brevet brigadier general, and in his later years he was an author and lecturer. Kenneth Lyftogt’s biography details the amazing life of this remarkable man, also shedding light on the histories of the Third Iowa Volunteer Infantry and the Ninth Iowa Volunteer Cavalry.
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