Alben Barkley : a life in politics /

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Author / Creator:	Libbey, James K., author.
Imprint:	Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2016]
Description:	1 online resource (347 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Topics in Kentucky history Topics in Kentucky history.
Subject:	Barkley, Alben William, -- 1877-1956. Barkley, Alben William, -- 1877-1956. United States. -- Congress -- Biography. United States. -- Congress. Vice-Presidents -- United States -- Biography. Legislators -- United States -- Biography. Legislators. Politics and government. Vice-presidents. United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953. United States. Biographies. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11910294

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ISBN:	9780813167831 0813167833 9780813167145 0813167140 9780813167152 0813167159 9780813167138 0813167132
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-337) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Born to poor tenant farmers in a log cabin in Graves County, Kentucky, Alben Barkley (1877-1956) rose to achieve a political stature in the US equalled by few of his contemporaries. James K. Libbey provides a full-length biography of this larger-than-life personality as Barkley transitioned from local politician to congressman, then senator, senate majority leader, vice president, and senator once again.
Other form:	Print version: Libbey, James K. Alben Barkley. 9780813167138 0813167132

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