Life among the cannibals
Arlen Specter with Charles Robbins
A former senator describes the independent spirit that estranged him from both the Republican and Democratic parties while describing how he helped to establish the Tea Party movement.
Read Time: ~5.1 hr
Tennessee senators, 1911-2001
by William H. Frist with J. Lee Annis, Jr (1999)
About this book
Based on in-depth research and personal interviews, Tennessee Senators, 1911-2001 tells the life stories of seventeen U.S. Senators, exploring each man's motivation to enter public service and his place in Tennessee, national, and world history and politics.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreTennessee senators, 1911-2001 Lead Character
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