Mr. Speaker!: the life and times of Thomas B. Reed, the man who broke the filibuster
Book 2623/Completed: 5/20/2012
Author: | Grant, James, 1946- Reed, the man who broke the filibuster / James Grant. | Edition: | 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. | Published: | New York : Simon & Schuster, 2011. | Description: | xvii, 426 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. | LC Call No.: | E664.R3G73 2011 | Dewey No.: | 328.73/092 B 22 | ISBN: | 9781416544937 | | 1416544933 | | 9781451611090 (ebook) | | 1451611099 (ebook) | Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. | | The volatile last decades of the 19th century are captured through the career of reform Speaker of the House Thomas Reed. | Subjects: | Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902. | | Legislators -- United States -- Biography. | | United States. Congress. House -- Speakers -- Biography. | | California -- Politics and government -- 1850-1950. |
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