Working Americans 1880-2018 Volume XV.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mars, Laura.

Contributor:

Mars, Laura, editor.

Series:

Politics & Politicians.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (448 pages).

Other Title:

Working Americans: Politics & Politicians, 1880-2018

Place of Publication:

Amenia : Grey House Publishing, 2018.

Amenia, New York : Grey House Publishing, 2018.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Each volume in the widely-successful Working Americans series focuses on a particular type of American and illustrates what life was like for that group from the 1800s to the present time. The volumes are arranged into decade-long chapters, each introducing to the reader three individuals or families. Individual profiles examine life at home, life at work, life in the community, family finances and budget, cost of living and amusements. To further the reader's understanding of the time period, profiles are supplemented with national current events, economic profiles, a historical snapshot.

Contents:

Working Americans 1880-2018 Volume XV: Politics & Politicians; Table of Contents; Introduction; The Public, the Political System and American Democracy; Congressional Apportionment; 1880-1899; 1882: Thomas Yup, Community Leader; 1896: Thomas Snyder, Supreme Court Justice; 1900-1919; 1907: Margaret Haley, Advocate & Organizer; 1911: Michael Libonatti, Labor Lawyer; 1912: Flora Nance, Suffrage Campaign Organizer; 1920-1939; 1921: Martin Shortsberg, Senator; 1924: Benjamin Moses, U.S. Ambassador to Germany; 1929: Sarah Brown, Textile Workers' Union Negotiator;

1933: Howard Saxon, Presidential Press Secretary1940-1959; 1947: Marie Newton, Advocate for Worker Rights; 1953: Elliot Warner, Secretary of Defense; 1957: Meredith Waters, School Board Member; 1960-1979; 1961: Herman Abraham Kramer, Chicago Circuit Judge; 1961: Serena Leonard, White House Correspondent; 1970: Pamela Baker, Controversial Professor & Activist; 1974: Paul Bianchi, Congressman; 1980-1999; 1982: Timothy McGee, City Board Budget Analyst; 1983: Anna Delgado, Anti-Nuclear Weapons Protester; 1985: Maria Kupka, New York City Grant Writer; 1993: Hazeemah Malik, Legislative Aide;

1995: William Jacobs, Presidential Speechwriter1997: Matt Aaron, Political Commentator & Comedian; 2000-2018; 2001: Mary Frankel, White House Aide; 2007: Randolph Lowell, Political Hacker & Activist; 2008: David Moser, Presidential Campaign Field Organizer; 2010: James Sorel, Lobbyist; 2012: Bradley Johnson, Presidential Campaign Canvasser; 2015: Beatrice Crawford, Mayor; 2018: Bill Dithers, Political Cartoonist; Presidential Timeline; Glossary of Political Terms; Further Reading; Index.

Notes:

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Mars, Laura. Working Americans 1880-2018 Volume XV: Politics and Politicians.

ISBN:

9781682177150

1682177157

OCLC:

1063908283

Access Restriction:

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