A Witness to History: George H. Mahon, West Texas Congressman - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Janet M. Neugebauer, Kent Hance (Foreword by)Series:Plains HistoriesPublish date:2017-06-15Pages:576
Language:EnglishPublisher:Texas Tech University PressISBN-13:9780896729889ISBN-10:896729885UPC:9780896729889Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political, American Government, United StatesBook Topic:Legislative Branch, 20th CenturySize:9.30 x 6.40 x 1.90 inchesWeight:2.3832Product ID:SCY4PW5STQ
This is the story of George H. Mahon, a man who went to Congress in 1935, when the House Committee on Appropriations still allocated a small amount of money to buy military horses. Forty-four years later, when Mahon retired as Chairman of that same committee, the committee was debating funds to purchase a bomber capable of traveling at 2,000 miles an hour. With a career spanning nearly a half...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Texas Tech University PressISBN-13:9780896729889ISBN-10:896729885UPC:9780896729889Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political, American Government, United StatesBook Topic:Legislative Branch, 20th CenturySize:9.30 x 6.40 x 1.90 inchesWeight:2.3832Product ID:SCY4PW5STQ
Neugebauer, Janet M.: - Janet M. Neugebauer now retired, was deputy director of the Southwest Collection at Texas Tech University. Her many works include Lambshead Legacy and Plains Farmer.
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