The House : the history of the House of Representatives
An official, narrative history of the U.S. House of Representatives takes a close-up look at the influence of this important political body throughout American history, profiling some of the high-profile figures who have played important roles in the political process
Print Book, English, 2007
1st Smithsonian books pbk. ed View all formats and editions
Smithsonian Books/Collins, New York, 2007
History
x, 614 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780061341113, 9780060884345, 0061341118, 0060884347
855249525
Inaugurating a new government, March-April 1789
The first session of the 1st Congress, March-September 1789
New York, Philadelphia, and ideological conflict, 1790-1797
A new beginning in Washington, 1798-1807
Henry Clay and the ascendancy of the House of Representatives, 1806-1821
A democratized House, 1822-1846
The struggle to save the Union, 1846-1860
The Civil War, 1860-1865
Reconstruction, 1865-1877
The Gilded Age, 1869-1895
"Czar" Reed and "Uncle Joe" Cannon, 1888-1910
The Speaker eclipsed and revived, 1910-1928
The Great Depression, the New Deal and the outbreak of war, 1928-1941
The Hot and Cold Wars, 1941-1952
The Gatekeeper and the fight for Civil Rights, 1953-1961
The Great Society, voting rights, and Vietnam, 1961-1969
Scandal, Watergate, and Reform, 1969-1980
The conservative revolution, 1981-2001
"Published in association with the Library of Congress"--Back cover