Fighting Liberal: The Autobiography of George W. Norris - Softcover

Norris, George W.

 
9780803226760: Fighting Liberal: The Autobiography of George W. Norris
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0803226764 ISBN 13: 9780803226760
Verlag: University of Nebraska Press, 2009

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Though George Norris was born and grew up in Ohio, he headed west after earning his law degree and set up practice in Nebraska, eventually settling in McCook. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1902 and the Senate in 1912, Norris was a Republican for most of his life but headed a wing called the Progressives, who believed the government should be more responsive to the needs of ordinary citizens. Norris believed it his duty to vote according to conscience even if that sometimes conflicted with party affiliation or popular sentiment. Beyond personal integrity, Norris also left a considerable legacy of achievements: he promoted the nonpartisan one-house Unicameral in Nebraska, led the effort to create the Tennessee Valley Authority, and sponsored the Rural Electrification Act. Fighting Liberal is Norris’s account of his amazing and admirable life from the early impoverished years that informed his populist philosophy to his career in government, where he made great contributions to the nation.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

George W. Norris (1861–1944) served his Nebraska district in the House of Representatives for ten years and represented the state in the U.S. Senate from 1913 to 1943.
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (1917–2007) was a historian and author who won the Pulitzer Prize twice.
Bob Kerrey was governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and represented the state in the U.S. Senate from 1989 to 2001. He is president of the New School in New York City.

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Verlag
University of Nebraska Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2009
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0803226764
ISBN 13 
9780803226760
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Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
480
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