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Author | : J. Michael Martinez |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2021-02-04 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1793616051 |
Congressional Pathfinders: “First” Members of Congress and How They Shaped American History discusses those men and women whose service in the United States Congress, as improbable as it was, marked a turning point in history. To be the first black American or the first woman to serve in a largely white, male-dominated institution requires a level of moral courage seldom found in ordinary people. To be openly gay, to subscribe to the Muslim faith in a nation often fearful and ignorant of Islam, or to navigate the hallways of power with physical disabilities is to be cognizant of one’s separateness. To be an “other” is to feel the stigma of that difference, and yet to persevere is to forge a path for later generations of others to follow. The service of these courageous men and women forever changed Congress and, by extension, the nation: they truly were congressional pathfinders. Nancy Pelosi, Daniel Inouye, Margaret Chase Smith, Shirley Chisholm, Ilhan Omar, and Hillary Clinton are among the many figures profiled in Congressional Pathfinders.
Author | : Gail Sheehy |
Publisher | : William Morrow |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Self-Help |
ISBN | : |
Suggests how to overcome the crises of adult life and achieve an inner sense of well-being.
Author | : Pathfinders of America |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 1925 |
Genre | : Character |
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Author | : J. Michael Martinez |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2020-05-26 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1793616086 |
The Congress of the United States operates in the shadow of the American presidency, which can make the legislative branch appear less important than the executive in our constitutional system of government. And yet Congress is a co-equal branch of government, deriving its powers from Article I of the United States Constitution. Love it or hate it, the institution is a source of incredible power. It behooves all Americans to learn more about Congress. Although a single slender volume cannot provide information on all there is to know about Congress, it can begin the journey. In Congressional Giants, political scientist J. Michael Martinez explores the careers and achievements of 14 influential leaders of Congress—men who either held formal positions within the chambers of Congress, such as speaker of the House of Representatives or Senate majority leader, or who served on important committees--to determine how they shaped the course of American history.
Author | : Respawn Entertainment |
Publisher | : Dark Horse Comics |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2021-02-02 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1506719902 |
Explore the world of the hit game through the eyes of the lovable robot, Pathfinder, as he chronicles his journey throughout the various environs of the Outlands to interview his fellow Legends -- all in the hope of finally locating his mysterious creator. The rich history of Apex Legends is explained by the characters that helped to shape it, as are their unique bonds of competition and camaraderie.
Author | : Tom Chaffin |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 613 |
Release | : 2014-04-07 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0806146087 |
John C. Frémont’s expeditions between 1838 and 1854 captured the public’s imagination, inspired Americans to accept their nation’s destiny as a vast continental empire, and earned him his enduring sobriquet, “The Pathfinder.” This biography demonstrates Frémont’s vital importance to the history of American empire, and his role in shattering long-held myths about the ecology and habitability of the American West.
Author | : John Bicknell |
Publisher | : Chicago Review Press |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2017-06-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1613738005 |
The election of 1856 was the most violent peacetime election in American history. Amid all the violence, the campaign of the new Republican Party, headed by famed explorer John C. Frémont, offered a ray of hope that had never before been seen in the politics of the nation—a major party dedicated to limiting the spread of slavery. For the first time, women and African Americans became actively engaged in a presidential contest, and the candidate's wife, Jessie Benton Frémont, played a central role in both planning and executing strategy while being a public face of the campaign. The 1856 campaign was also run against the backdrop of a country on the move, with settlers continuing to spread westward facing unimagined horrors, a terrible natural disaster that took hundreds of lives in the South, and one of the most famous Supreme Court cases in history, which set the stage for the Civil War. Frémont lost, but his strong showing in the North proved that a sectional party could win a national election, blazing the trail for Abraham Lincoln's victory four years later.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 438 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : Alaska |
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Author | : Library of Congress |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1378 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Subject headings, Library of Congress |
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Author | : United States. Congress |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 760 |
Release | : 1951 |
Genre | : Directories, Governmental |
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