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Courage in the People's House : nine trailblazing Representatives who shaped America

Neguse, Joe (author.).

Summary: "Courage in the People's House tells the gripping stories of nine individuals who served in the US House of Representatives--the "People's House"--during a span of over one hundred years, from the 1870s to the 1990s. From the first African American to serve in the House, to immigrants elected at the dawn of the 20th century, all were trailblazers who made significant contributions to the country"--

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  • ISBN: 9781982191672
  • Physical Description: 274 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
    print
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-260) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Joseph Rainey -- Josiah Walls -- William B. Wilson -- Adolph Sabath -- Oscar Stanton De Priest -- Margaret Chase Smith -- Henry B. Gonzalez -- Shirley Chisholm -- Barbara Jordan.
Subject: Rainey, Joseph H 1832-1887
Walls, Josiah T. (Josiah Thomas) 1842-1905
Wilson, William Bauchop 1862-1934
Sabath, Adolph Joachim 1866-1952
De Priest, Oscar 1871-1951
Smith, Margaret Chase 1897-1995
Gonzalez, Henry B. (Henry Barbosa) 1916-2000
Chisholm, Shirley 1924-2005
Jordan, Barbara 1936-1996
United States. Congress. House Biography
Legislators United States Biography
Genre: Biographies.

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  • 2 of 2 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Harbaugh-Thomas Library (Biglerville) 973.09 NEGUSE (Text) 35740635985450 Nonfiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library 973.099 (Text) 33062009779829 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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