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A rage for justice : the passion and politics of Phillip Burton / John Jacobs.
Van Pelt Library E840.8.B86 J33 1995
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jacobs, John, 1950-2000.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Burton, Phillip.
- Legislators--United States--Biography.
- Legislators.
- United States.
- United States. Congress. House--Biography.
- United States. Congress. House.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 578 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, [1995]
- Summary:
- "A Rage for Justice" tells the riveting story of Phillip Burton (1926-1983), one of the most brilliant, driven, and productive legislators in Californian and American politics. A ruthless and unabashed progressive, Burton played a pivotal role in championing welfare and civil rights, labor legislation, environmentalism, and congressional reform. 20 photos.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0520200764
- OCLC:
- 31172923
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