Call Me Tom: The Life of Thomas F. Eagleton

by James N. Giglio

Call Me Tom is the first book-length biography of one of Missouri's most successful senators. A moderate liberal in a conservative state, Thomas F. Eagleton was known for his political independence, integrity, and intelligence, likely the reasons Eagleton never once lost an election in his thirty years of public service. Born in St. Louis, Eagleton began his public career in 1956 as St. Louis Circuit Attorney. At 27, he was the youngest person in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826219403
• ISBN13: 9780826219404
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher