Robert C. Byrd : Child of the Appalachian Coalfields / by Robert C. Byrd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byrd, Robert C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Byrd, Robert C--Family.

Byrd, Robert C.

United States. Congress. Senate--Biography.

United States.

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

West Virginia--Politics and government--20th century.

West Virginia.

United States--Politics and government--1989-.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (859 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This autobiography follows United States Senator Robert C. Byrd s experiences from his boyhood in the early 1920s to his election in 2000, which won him an unprecedented eighth term in the Senate. Along the way, Senator Byrd offers commentary on national and international events that occurred throughout his long life in public service. Senator Byrd s journey from the hardscrabble coalfields to the marbled halls of Congress has inspired generations of people in West Virginia and throughout the nation. From reading the stories of the Founding Fathers as a young boy by the light of a kerosene lamp to the swearing of an oath for more than a half-century to guard the United States Constitution, Senator Byrd s life is legendary. Byrd always stands by his principles, earning the affection of the people of his home state and the respect of Americans from all walks of life. With his beloved Erma ever by his side, Robert C. Byrd has never forgotten his roots, harkening back to those early lessons that he learned as a child of the Appalachian coalfields. "

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-933202-86-6

OCLC:

828424761