Honest John Williams, written by noted Delaware historian Carol E. Hoffecker, examines the early life and political career of John J. Williams (1904-88), who served four terms as a U.S. senator between 1947 and 1970, and became an important advocate for fiscal probity and governmental integrity in the mid-twentieth century.
Honest John Williams, written by noted Delaware historian Carol E. Hoffecker, examines the early life and political career of John J. Williams (1904-88), who served four terms as a U.S. senator between 1947 and 1970, and became an important advocate for fiscal probity and governmental integrity in the mid-twentieth century.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
CAROL E. HOFFECKER is a former Richards Professor of History at the University of Delaware, where she taught classes in U.S history, urban history, and women’s history. During her time at the University of Delaware, she helped to shape and promote university goals by serving as the president of the Faculty Senate in the 1980s, chair of the Department of History (1983–1985), and as associate provost for graduate studies (1988–995). She retired after three decades in 2003. In addition to Honest John Williams: U.S. Senator from Delaware, Hoffecker has written a number of other books on Delaware history, including Wilmington: A Pictorial History, Delaware: A Bicentennial History, Federal Justice in the First State, and Beneath Thy Guiding Hand: A History of Women at the University of Delaware.
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Acknowledgments Introduction 1. By Sussex Shores 2. The Heart of Chicken Land 3. A Political Novice 4. The Freshman Senator 5. Uncovering the Tax Mess 6. The Eisenhower Era 7. Desegregation 8. The DuPont Divestiture 9. The Honor of the Senate 10. He Just Played It Straight Notes Bibliography Index
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. By Sussex Shores 2. The Heart of Chicken Land 3. A Political Novice 4. The Freshman Senator 5. Uncovering the Tax Mess 6. The Eisenhower Era 7. Desegregation 8. The DuPont Divestiture 9. The Honor of the Senate 10. He Just Played It Straight Notes Bibliography Index
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