Dear Alben: Mr. Barkley of Kentucky

by James K. Libbey

Book Overview

Alben Barkley's final words before he was struck down by a heart attack summed up his long, eventful life: "I have served my country and my people for half a century as a Democrat. I went to the House of Representatives in 1913 and served fourteen years. I was a junior Congressman, then I became a senior Congressman, then I went to the Senate and became a junior Senator, and then I became a senior Senator; and then a Majority Leader in the Senate,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813192897
• ISBN13: 9780813192895
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher