Joseph Martin Hernon

Profiles in Character

Hubris and Heroism in the U.S. Senate, 1789-1990

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Produktbeschreibung

Hernon's title is a deliberate take-off of Kennedy's Profiles in Courage. Unlike Kennedy's patriotic portrayal of various Senators, Hernon takes the position that the best-known U.S. Senators throughout history don't deserve their renown as much as some lesser-known (or completely unknown) ones who served at the same time. Each chapter of his book pairs a famous Senator with his lesser-known counterpart.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781563249372
• ISBN-10: 1563249375
• Artikelnr.: 21781085

Autorenporträt

Authored by Hernon, Joseph Martin

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Photographs follow page 118
Introduction
I. The Patrician Age (1789-1820)
1. "Last of the Romans": Rufus King vs. James Monroe (1789-1820)
II. The National Forum (1820-1870)
2. "Samson and the Temple of Slavery": Thomas Hart Benton vs. John C. Calhoun (1820-1850)
3. Lincoln's Prime Minister: William Pitt Fessenden vs. Charles Sumner (1850-1865)
4. "Worthy of Plutarch": Fessenden vs. Sumner (1865-1870)
III. The Rise and Fall of the Senate Oligarchy (1870-1940)
5. "Try Justice": George Frisbie Hoar vs. John Sherman (1870-1900)
6. The "Lamp of Experience" and "Bungalow Minds": Henry Cabot Lodge vs. Thomas J. Walsh (1900-1920)
7. "Senator-at-Large of the Whole American People": William E. Borah vs. George W. Norris (1920-1940)
IV. The Imperial Presidency and the Supine Senate (1940-1990)
8. Shaping Pax Americana: Robert A. Taft vs. Arthur H. Vandenberg (1940-1950)
9. The "Politics of Joy" and "Uncle Strom's Cabin": Hubert H. Humphrey vs. Strom Thurmond (1950-1990)
Epilogue: Virtue Misapplied: Modem Heroes in an Age of Hubris
Afterword
A Note on Sources
Notes
Index