A take-off of Kennedy's Profiles in Courage, which argues that the best-known US senators don't deserve their renown as much as some lesser-known ones. Over the course of ten biographical chapters, this book tells the story of 16 men's lives in the Senate in relation to each other.
A take-off of Kennedy's Profiles in Courage, which argues that the best-known US senators don't deserve their renown as much as some lesser-known ones. Over the course of ten biographical chapters, this book tells the story of 16 men's lives in the Senate in relation to each other.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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
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
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