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The Maryland congressman tells the story of the forty-five days at the start of 2021 that permanently changed his life--and his family's--as he confronted the painful loss of his son to suicide, lived through the violent insurrection in the Capitol, and led the impeachment effort to hold President Trump accountable for inciting the political violence.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2020-
Physical Desc
792 pages
Description
"By the time of his assassination in 1963, John F. Kennedy stood at the helm of the greatest power the world had ever seen, a booming American nation he had steered through some of the most perilous diplomatic standoffs of the Cold War era. Born in 1917 to a striving Irish American family that had ascended the ranks of Boston's labyrinthine political machine, Kennedy was bred for government, and his meteoric rise to become the youngest president ever...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Audio
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
6 CDs (6 hrs. 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Brian Kilmeade explores hidden aspects of Sam Houston, the first president of Texas, and brings the listener to the scenes of one of the most pivotal moments in American history. Thanks to Kilmeade's storytelling, a new generation of listeners will remember the Alamo.
Author
Publisher
Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xi, 306 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
"The untold story of the unique fifty-year friendship between two American icons: John Glenn, the unassailable pioneer of space exploration and Ted Williams, indisputably the greatest hitter in baseball history"--
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xii, 354 p. ; 20 cm.
Description
"In 1928, Rosina Harrison arrived at the illustrious household of the Astor family to take up her new position as personal maid to the infamously temperamental Lady Nancy Astor, who sat in Parliament, entertained royalty, and traveled the world. 'She's not a lady as you would understand a lady' was the butler's ominous warning. But what no one expected was that the iron-willed Lady Astor was about to meet her match in the no-nonsense, whip-smart girl...
Author
Publisher
Westholme
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xvii, 374 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
"Early in the afternoon of May 22, 1856, ardent pro-slavery Congressman Preston S. Brooks of South Carolina strode into the United States Senate Chamber in Washington, D.C., and began beating renowned anti-slavery Senator Charles Sumner with a gold-topped walking cane. Brooks struck again and again -- more than thirty times across Sumner's head, face, and shoulders -- until his cane splintered into pieces and the helpless Massachusetts senator, having...
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books, Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
214 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"A biography of Norman Mineta, from his internment as a child in Heart Mountain Internment Camp during World War II, through his political career including serving in Congress for ten terms during which time he was instrumental in getting the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 passed which provided reparations and an apology to those who were interned"--
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2016-
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Description
"The Rise of a Prairie Statesman is the first volume of a major biography of the 1972 Democratic presidential candidate who became America's most eloquent and prescient critic of the Vietnam War. In this masterful book, Thomas Knock traces George McGovern's life from his rustic boyhood in a South Dakota prairie town during the Depression to his rise to the pinnacle of politics at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago where police and...
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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
vii, 309 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Description
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, showed Americans how optimism, an adventurous spirit, and a call to service can help change the world. Their arrival in the spotlight came under the worst of circumstances. On January 8, 2011, while meeting with constituents in Tucson, Arizona, Gabby was the victim of an assassination attempt that left six people dead and thirteen wounded. Gabby was shot in the head; doctors called...
211) Every day is extra
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
622 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
"John Kerry tells the story of his extraordinary life of public service, from decorated Vietnam veteran to five-term United States senator, 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, and Secretary of State for four years: a personal and candid memoir by a witness to some of the most important events of our recent history, including the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris climate accords."--Provided by publisher.
Series
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 242 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Random hearts: An internal affairs sergeant and a Congresswoman become entangled in a shocking mystery and an unexpected romance after their spouses are killed in a plane crash together.
Hanover Street: An American bomber pilot falls in love with a British nurse, and then must escort her husband on a mission behind enemy lines.
213) Bulworth
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Believing his career is over, Senator Jay Bulworth takes out an enormous insurance policy and a contract on his own life. His impending death fills him with an outrageous desire to break the rules and tell it like it is.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press, Ltd
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
528 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
"Ingrid Betancourt tells the story of her captivity in the Colombian jungle, sharing teachings of resilience, resistance, and faith. Born in Bogotá, raised in France, Betancourt at age 32 gave up a life of comfort and safety to return to Colombia to become a political leader in a country that was being slowly destroyed by terrorism, violence, fear, and hopelessness. In 2002, while a candidate in the Colombian presidential elections, she was abducted...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
377 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
In a book based on newly released documents, the author sheds a new light on the historic battle between U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy and Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa during the Senate Rackets Committee hearings and beyond during 1957 to 1964.
216) A common struggle: a personal journey through the past and future of mental illness and addiction
Author
Publisher
Blue Rider Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
422 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
On May 5, 2006, the New York Times ran two stories, 'Patrick Kennedy Crashes Car into Capitol Barrier' and then, several hours later, 'Patrick Kennedy Says He'll Seek Help for Addiction.' It was the first time that the popular Rhode Island congressman had publicly disclosed his addiction to prescription painkillers, the true extent of his struggle with bipolar disorder, and his plan to immediately seek treatment. That could have been the end of his...
218) Dreams of Obama
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Draws on interviews with those closest to Obama to provide insight into how he might lead the country. A personal and political biography, the film examines the key moments that shaped Obama, and asks what his election says about America.
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