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The last great Senate : courage and statesmanship in times of crisis / Ira Shapiro.
- Description: xxi, 475 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, c2012.
- ISBN: 9781586489366 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1586489364 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781586489373 (e-book)
- ISBN: 1586489372 (e-book)
Available copies
- 6 copies at NOBLE (All Libraries).
Current holds
0 current holds with 6 total copies.
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Main | Adult Nonfiction | JK 1161 .S53 2012 (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Danvers | Adult Nonfiction | JK 1161 S53 2012 (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Gloucester | Adult Nonfiction | 328.73/Shapiro (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Marblehead | Adult Nonfiction | 328.73071 SHAPIRO 2012 (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Peabody Main | Adult Nonfiction | NEW JK 1161 .S53 2012 (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Salem | Adult Non-Fiction | 328.7307/SHAPIRO (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Contents: | The grind -- The natural -- Great expectations, different agendas -- Hawk and Dove -- The appearance of impropriety -- The liberal filibuster -- A year of living dangerously -- The Panama Canal battle -- Venturing into the Middle East -- Business vs. labor -- Saving New York -- Closing days -- Before the storm -- After the Iranian Revolution -- Fighting the economic tide -- SALT II: death by a thousand cuts -- A tough political climate -- Battling over America's last frontier -- Fighting to survive -- The lame duck session. |
| Summary: | A vivid portrait of the statesmen who helped steer America during the crisis years of the late 1970s, transcending partisanship and overcoming procedural roadblocks that have all but strangled the Senate since their departure. |
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Congress.
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History >
20th century. |
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