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Albert Gore, Sr. : A Political Life / Anthony J. Badger.
De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Complete eBook-Package 2018 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Badger, Anthony J., Author.
- Series:
- Politics and culture in modern America.
- Politics and Culture in Modern America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gore, Albert, 1907-1998.
- Gore, Albert.
- United States. Congress. Senate--Biography.
- United States.
- Legislators--United States--Biography.
- Legislators.
- American History.
- American Studies.
- Autobiography.
- Biography.
- Political Science.
- Public Policy.
- Southern States--Politics and government--1865-1950.
- Southern States.
- Southern States--Politics and government--1951-.
- United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.
- United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
- Local Subjects:
- American History.
- American Studies.
- Autobiography.
- Biography.
- Political Science.
- Public Policy.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Biographies
- Biography
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- In chronicling the life and career of Albert Gore, Sr., historian Anthony J. Badger explores the successes and failures of this Tennessee politician who was in the national eye for more than thirty years and whose career illuminates the significance of race, religion, and class in the creation of the modern South.
- Contents:
- Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 From Possum Hollow to Capitol Hill; 2 A Washington Education; 3 "Think Some More and Vote for Gore"; 4 The Infrastructure Senator from the Sunbelt; 5 The Triumph of a Racial Moderate; 6 Gore's Liberal Hopes and the Kennedy Promise; 7 Race and War: Albert Gore and Lyndon Johnson; 8 The Struggle for a Conservative Majority; 9 The Defeat of a Roman Senator; Epilogue; Primary Sources; Notes; Index; Acknowledgments.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Feb 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9780812295603
- 0812295609
- OCLC:
- 1143797352
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