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Barbara Jordan / by James Haskins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haskins, James, 1941-2005, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996--Juvenile literature.
- Jordan, Barbara.
- Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996.
- African American women legislators--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- African American women legislators.
- Legislators--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Legislators.
- United States.
- African Americans--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Biography.
- Juvenile works.
- Physical Description:
- 215 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Dial Press, [1977]
- Summary:
- A biography of the Congresswoman from Texas, the first black woman ever to be elected to that office from the South.
- Contents:
- Early Years
- College and Law School
- Big Hopes ...
- ... Realized
- Freshman in the Texas Senate
- Triumphs and Tragedies
- Rising Political Fortunes
- Barbara Jordan for Congress
- Governor for a Day, and Congresswoman-Elect
- First Year in Congress
- The Impeachment Hearings
- A Freshman No More
- The Future for Barbara Jordan
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-208) and index.
- Coretta Scott King Honor, author, 1978.
- ISBN:
- 9780803704527
- 0803704526
- OCLC:
- 2966288
- Publisher Number:
- 99990724833
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