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Book synopsis

"Profiles in Power" offers concise biographies of fourteen twentieth-century Texans who wielded significant political power and influence in Washington, D.C. First published in 1993, by Harlan Davidson, it has been revised and updated with new chapters on John Nance Garner and Henry Gonzalez, and expanded chapters on Lyndon Johnson, Barbara Jordan, Ralph Yarborough, Jim Wright, and John Tower. Demonstrating the validity of a biographical approach to history, the book as a whole covers all the major political issues of the twentieth century, as well as the pivotal role of Texans in defining the national agenda.

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Book category Books in English Biography & True Stories Biography: general

• Full title: Profiles in Power
• Subtitle: Twentieth-Century Texans in Washington, New Edition
• Author: Michael L. Collins, Kenneth E. Hendrickson, Patrick Cox
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 388
• EAN: 9780292702400
• ISBN: 029270240X
• ID: 04872339
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Weight: 544 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 156 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. April 2004

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