The Man in the Arena: The Life and Times of U.S. Senator Gale McGee

by Rodger McDaniel

Book Overview

Best Nonfiction Book of the Year from the Wyoming State Historical Society There was a time when Wyoming and other Rocky Mountain and midwestern states were as likely to elect a liberal Democrat to Congress as they were a conservative Republican. Gale McGee (1915-92) was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1958, at the height of American liberalism. He typified what Teddy Roosevelt called "the man in the arena" and was a major player in the development...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1640120017
• ISBN13: 9781640120013
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.1"