| American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911-1994 Contributor(s): Ritter, Charles (Author), Wakelyn, Jon L. (Author), Sharp, Nancy Weatherly (Editor) |
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ISBN: 031330212X ISBN-13: 9780313302121 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $82.17 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | Political Process - General - Biography & Autobiography | Political |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 96033071 |
| Series: Contributions in American History |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.66 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first of four volumes comprising a biographical dictionary of state house speakers from 1911 to 1994, this book covers speakers from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Entries provide basic biographical and career information on more than 400 speakers. The book opens with an insightful analytical introduction and includes valuable statistical appendixes based on an exhaustive database. Complementing Charles R. Ritter and Jon L. Wakelyn's book IAmerican Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910 R (1989), this book covers those who have served as state speakers in the West since 1910. Forthcoming volumes will cover state house speakers in the South, the Midwest, and the Northeast. |