Alben Barkley: A Life in Politics

by James K. Libbey

Born to poor tenant farmers in a log cabin in Graves County, Kentucky, Alben Barkley (1877-1956) rose to achieve a national political stature equaled by few of his contemporaries. His memorable public career ranged from the Progressive era to the early years of the Cold War, and he witnessed or influenced many of the key events of the twentieth century. Eventually elected vice president of the United States on the ticket with Harry S. Truman in 1949,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813167132
• ISBN13: 9780813167138
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher