Scenes : people, places, and events that shaped the United States Senate / Betty K. Koed ; prepared under the direction of Sonceria Ann Berry.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Koed, Betty K., author.

Contributor:

Berry, Sonceria Ann

United States. Congress. Senate, issuing body.

Series:

S. pub. ; 117-8.

S. pub ; 117-8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress. Senate--History.

United States.

United States. Congress. Senate.

Legislators--United States--History.

Legislators.

United States--Politics and government--History.

Politics and government.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 295 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Other Title:

People, places, and events that shaped the United States Senate

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Publishing Office, [2022]

Summary:

"The history of the United States Senate is full of dramatic moments, famous senators, and nation-changing events, but it is also peppered with colorful characters and humorous incidents that have become part of the lore of an institution now more than 230 years old. This volume presents a collection of 150 scenes from Senate history. Varied in length and wide-ranging in topic, each scene represents a part of a much larger story"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Origins, evolution, and traditions

Senators famous and forgotten

Senate of the Civil War era

Landmark moments in Senate history

Senate personalities

The Senate and the Capitol.

Notes:

"August 2022"--Page ix.

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (U.S. Senate website, viewed Oct. 27, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Koed, Betty K. Scenes.

OCLC:

1406120955