Profiles in courage (Don Woodward Collection), Kennedy, John F, 1956

Historical information

The book profiles various American senators who went against party policy and community sentiment and acted according to conscience. Stories include the following senators:

John Quincy Adams
Daniel Webster
Thomas Hart Benton
Sam Houston
Edmund G. Ross
Lucius Lamar
George Norris
Robert A. Taft

Significance

Relevant to US political and parliamentary history.

Physical description

Book; 245 pages.

Cover: blue background; white lettering; author's name and title.

Inscriptions & markings

In blue ink, "Deptford Mall, N.J., April 1978."

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