| American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994 Contributor(s): Ritter, Charles (Author), Wakelyn, Jon L. (Author), Sharp, Nancy Weatherly (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0313302146 ISBN-13: 9780313302145 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $82.17 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | Political Process - General - Biography & Autobiography | Political |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 96053519 |
| Lexile Measure: 1080 |
| Series: Strategic Thought |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.55 lbs) 376 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The second of four volumes comprising a biographical dictionary of state house speakers from 1911 to 1994, this book covers speakers from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Entries provide basic biographical and career information on more than 1,400 speakers. The book opens with an analytical introduction and includes useful statistical appendixes. The four volumes, covering state speakers in the West, Midwest, Northeast, and South, are designed to complement Charles R. Ritter's and Jon L. Wakelyn's book American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910 (1989). |