Davy Crockett

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Susan Molinari with Elinor Burkett

The ups and downs of Susan Molinari's life form the heart of this narrative. Bright, hardworking, and energetic, she took on challenges when no one thought she could succeed and painstakingly built a career, eventually rising to the summit of her profession. She also met Congressman Bill Paxon, the man of her dreams, married him, and started a family. In Representative Mom, Susan Molinari relates the pressures, joys, and complications of being a powerful woman in a traditionally male-dominated environment, and discusses the difficulties of balancing family life with professional responsibilities.

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Kevin Hillstrom

"Provides an absorbing overview of Senator Joseph McCarthy and his anti-Communist "witch hunts" of the 1950s. Also explores the ways in which the McCarthy era shaped the trajectory of American politics and culture for decades to come. Includes a narrative overview, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher.

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Allan Carpenter

A biography of the colorful Sam Houston who served America in many ways, but whose name is now inextricably linked with Texas.

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Molly Meijer Wertheimer and Nichola D. Gutgold

"After a career in government service spanning six presidents, from Lyndon B. Johnson to George H.W. Bush, Elizabeth Hanford Dole became widely recognized as a leading Republican politician in her own right after her 1996 speech at the GOP convention. In 1999 she spent six months campaigning for president before dropping out of the race due to a lack of adequate funds, and in 2002 she was elected U.S. senator from North Carolina. In this biography of Dole, the authors show how she has been able to advance the causes she cares about, as well as her political career, through her consummate skills as a public speaker."--Jacket.