Achieve the Honorable : A Missouri Congressman's Journey from Warm Springs to Washington /
Growing up during the Great Depression and World War II, Ike Skelton dreamed of joining the military. That dream was shattered when he contracted one of the most dreaded diseases of the era: polio. Far from abandoning hope, Skelton, after treatment at Warm Springs, Georgia, overcame his disability a...
| Основен автор: | Skelton, Ike, 1931-2013. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Columbia : Carbondale :
The State Historical Society of Missouri ; Southern Illinois University Press,
2013.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=649597 |
| Резюме: |
Growing up during the Great Depression and World War II, Ike Skelton dreamed of joining the military. That dream was shattered when he contracted one of the most dreaded diseases of the era: polio. Far from abandoning hope, Skelton, after treatment at Warm Springs, Georgia, overcame his disability and went on to become a college athlete, a celebrated lawyer, a Missouri state senator, and a U.S. Congressman. Achieve the Honorable is the deeply personal tale of Ike Skelton's determined journey from the small town of Lexington, Missouri, to Capitol Hill. During his years in the U.S. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
0809332841 9780809332847 |