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9780300100358

Ordinary Heroes and American Democracy

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  • ISBN13:

    9780300100358

  • ISBN10:

    0300100353

  • Format: Trade Book
  • Copyright: 2004-04-10
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
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Author Biography

Gerald M. Pomper is Board of Governors Professor of Political Science at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University (Emeritus).

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments vii
1 We Call Them Heroes
1(11)
2 Models of American Heroism
12(19)
3 Peter Rodino: A Hero of the House
31(27)
4 Arthur Watkins: A Hero of the Senate
58(26)
5 Harry Truman: A Hero as President
84(24)
6 Wayne Justice: A Hero of the Judiciary
108(26)
7 Frances Kelsey: A Hero of Bureaucracy
134(25)
8 Thurlow Weed: A Hero in Party Politics
159(24)
9 Ida Tarbell: A Hero of the Press
183(27)
10 John Lewis: A Hero of Social Movements 210(26)
11 Ordinary Heroes and American Democracy 236(21)
Notes 257(38)
Index 295

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