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Bill Ratliff : a profile of courage and leadership in American politics / Robert Edward Sterken Jr.
Van Pelt Library F391.4.R38 S74 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sterken, Robert Edward, Jr., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ratliff, Bill, 1936-.
- Ratliff, Bill.
- Texas. Legislature. Senate--Biography.
- Texas.
- Texas. Legislature. Senate.
- Lieutenant governors--Texas--Biography.
- Lieutenant governors.
- Legislators--Texas--Biography.
- Legislators.
- Texas--Politics and government--1951-.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 189 pages, 15 unnumbered pages of plates ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2016]
- Summary:
- Bill Ratliff: A Profile of Courage and Leadership in American Politics is a celebration of American values as shown by former Texas State Senator and politician Bill Ratliff, a leader in Texas politics who wrote school finance law, major Ethics reform law, and Texas tort reform law. This story will inspire students to service, politicians to greatness, and American citizens to rethink narrow partisanship. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Drawing aces: unalterable opposition
- The engineer: free of egotism
- The Senator: free of ambition
- Robin Hood: a totally free man
- Obi-Wan Kenobi: free of the lobby
- : Lt. Governor: the right Republican
- The stand: free of partisanship.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781498546935
- 1498546935
- 9781498546959
- 1498546951
- OCLC:
- 957134092
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