The Wrecking Crew of '33: The Washington Senators' Last Pennant

The Wrecking Crew of '33: The Washington Senators' Last Pennant Review

In the spring of 1933, with a new president in office and a banking crisis narrowly averted, there was optimism in Washington, D.C., even among the baseball fans. The hard-luck Senators, who topped 90 wins in each of the previous three seasons only to finish well in back of the pennant winner, seemed full of promise. They secured a "new deal" of their own with 26-year-old Joe Cronin, their peppery shortstop, who had emerged as one of the best players in the American League. Newly signed as the youngest manager in the majors, Cronin was determined to lead the Senators to the pennant, though Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and the world champion New York Yankees stood in the way.

The Senator's Daughter

The Senator's Daughter Review

In Victoria Gotti''s The Senator''s Daughter, the lives of politicians, lawyers, union workers, and social ites collide in a fast-paced drama that exposes the dark sid e of each. '

The Senator's Aide

The Senator's Aide Review

For Robin Mitchell, it was the job offer of a lifetime. Fresh out of university she was given a job as junior aide to a powerful United States Senator. For the first week, she thought she'd won the lottery. But she soon began to realize that the Senator wanted a more personal kind of aide than she had ever imagined. And he wasn't about to take no for an answer. All too soon his combination of pressure and persuasion had her bent across his desk, and then being used by him and given as a sexual present to his friends and colleagues. At first, she despised them and their crude power games, and herself for allowing them to use her to sate their lust. But Robin was learning how the game was played in Washington. For she had a lithe, lovely young body all the old men wanted, and would use it as a stepping stone to wealth and power

The Senator's Agenda (Dead Air Series, Book 3)

The Senator's Agenda (Dead Air Series, Book 3) Review

Bill Baldwin, an old college friend of Wess, wins the U.S. Senate primary election in Colorado. Moments after the triumph, amid the confetti-strewn bedlam of the victory gala, Baldwin's press secretary shockingly puts a gun to his head and pulls the trigger...but not before issuing an ominous warning.

Political Rules of the Road: Representatives, Senators and Presidents Share their Rules for Success in Congress, Politics and Life

Political Rules of the Road: Representatives, Senators and Presidents Share their Rules for Success in Congress, Politics and Life Review

Political Rules of the Road is a collection of informal rules that members of Congress have used to guide their political careers and private lives. Our current and former representatives, senators, governors, cabinet officials, and presidents have valuable advice to offer about how to be successful in Congress, politics, and life. At the request of Lou Frey, 172 political leaders contributed over 500 rules that cover a wide variety of topics: campaigns and elections, congressional service, representation and decision making, political parties and partisanship, media and ethics, politics, policy and life. These rules and anecdotes shed light on how Congress really works and provide a roadmap for how to be successful in politics and in life.

Play ball: Braves vs. Senators: can the metro market sustain two professional baseball teams?(comparative analysis between Mississippi Braves and ... An article from: Mississippi Business Journal

Play ball: Braves vs. Senators: can the metro market sustain two professional baseball teams?(comparative analysis between Mississippi Braves and ... An article from: Mississippi Business Journal Review

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Title: Play ball: Braves vs. Senators: can the metro market sustain two professional baseball teams?(comparative analysis between Mississippi Braves and Jackson Senators)
Author: Lynne Jeter
Publication:Mississippi Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 11, 2005
Publisher: Venture Publications
Volume: 27 Issue: 15 Page: A1(3)

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The Senator's Other Daughter (Belles of Lordsburg #1)

The Senator's Other Daughter (Belles of Lordsburg #1) Review

Within the locket hanging near her heart is the secret that's broken it.

A life of peace and seclusion as the unknown Miss Denison. It's what Grace longed for even before her father banished her from Washington, D.C.

She just may have found it in Lordsburg, New Mexico--the small railroad town where people hide until the world stops looking. A place to send black sheep, skeletons in the closet, rebellious sons ... and wayward daughters whose secrets could ruin a father's precious political career.

Yet Grace's cherished anonymity is soon lost when she gets caught in the middle of a huge ruckus. And her life is anything but peaceful thanks to an ornery pet at her boarding house, a precocious young Mexican boy, and a cowboy who makes her want to run to him and from him at the same time.

When he learns the secret within her locket, will he break her heart too?

Tennessee Senators 1911-2001: Portraits of Leadership in a Century of Change

Tennessee Senators 1911-2001: Portraits of Leadership in a Century of Change Review

In this volume, current U.S. senator William Frist traces the life stories of seventeen Tennesseans who have served on Capitol Hill during the twentieth century. From the individual portraits of such prominent national figures as Howard Baker and Albert Gore, Jr., there emerges a larger picture of a state that has played a crucial role in shaping the modern political landscape of the U.S. and the world.

Pen and ink portraits of the senators, assemblymen, and state officers, of the state of New York

Pen and ink portraits of the senators, assemblymen, and state officers, of the state of New York Review

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1857 Excerpt: ... and an eloquent debater; he attends the Dutch Reformed church; is married. He is of small stature, has light hair, large blue eyes and a pale face; he is a sociable, companionable, free-hearted man, with a multitude of friends. GEORGE S. NICHOLS Represents the Tenth Senatorial District, having been sent there by an American constituency.. Sometime since he went to California, and returned with his pockets filled with rocks. He is a farmer, about thirty-seven years of age, rather under the common stature, is of th& nervous temperament, has auburn hair and blue eyes, seldom speaks unless it be to introduce a bill, and then a few words brings him to his seat. He is on the insurance committee; and is highly respected in all the relations of life. His place of residence is Athens, Greene county. BENSON OWEN Was born in Homer, Cortland county, N. Y., March 10th, 1807. His father, Lewis S. Owen, was a physician, who resided in that town about 50 years. Mr. Owen was admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of this state in 1830; practiced his profession in Allegany county some three or four years, when he removed with his family to the state of Ohio, where he resided until 1844, when he moved to Seneca Falls and engaged in the foundry and machine business. He has not pursued his profession as a business since his return to this state; was collector of tolls on the Cayuga and Seneca Canal at Seneca Falls during 1854 and 1855. He has a family, consisting of a wife and one child. In person he is five feet ten inches in hight, weighs about 130 pounds. He is a member of the Republican party and belongs to the anti-slavery wing of the old Whig' party; is not a member but a regular attendant and supporter of the Presbyterian church. He is a man of sound mind and acute rea...

The Larion Senators: The Eldarn Sequence Book 3

The Larion Senators: The Eldarn Sequence Book 3 Review

Steven Taylor has cast the malevolent soul of Nerak into the Fold's inky void, but the evil that controlled Nerak and brutalized the people of Eldarn has escaped and captured Mark Jenkins. Eldarn's fate still hangs in the balance, and Steven remains the land's only real hope. As he and his companions make their way across country—rallying what remains of their allies—Mark disappears into the foothills of the Blackstone Mountains, determined to excavate the Larion spell table and use its awesome power to destroy Eldarn. Is Steven willing to kill his best friend and face eternal exile in Eldarn to save two worlds from annihilation?

Washington Senators, 1901-1971

Washington Senators, 1901-1971 Review

The Washington Senators have a special place in baseball history as one of the most unsuccessful teams ever to play the game. The Nats (as headline writers had dubbed them by midcentury) got their start in 1901 thanks to Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson and endured 71 up-and-down seasons in the American League, which was created at the same time as the Washington ballclub. This huge work exhaustively chronicles the capricious history of the Washington Senators from the beginning to the end in 1971, with detailed information on the management and players who kept the organization going in good and bad times. Insights on how the team fit into the American League as well as statistics covering the team’s records throughout its existence and the lifetime records of all members of the Baseball Hall of Fame who played with the Washington Senators are also provided.

Arkansas Governors and United States Senators

Arkansas Governors and United States Senators Review

Arkansas Governors and United States Senators is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by John L. (John Lewis) Ferguson is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of John L. (John Lewis) Ferguson then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Beyond the Shadow of the Senators : The Untold Story of the Homestead Grays and the Integration of Baseball

Beyond the Shadow of the Senators : The Untold Story of the Homestead Grays and the Integration of Baseball Review

"As thorough a history of a Negro league team as can be culled from the available sources... not just the history of a team but the tale of one city in all its social complexity."

--The New York Times Book Review

An enthralling narrative about a lost era in both baseball and American History, Beyond the Shadow of the Senators reveals the true story of the greatest baseball dynasty most people have never heard of--the Homestead Grays--and how the fight to integrate our national pastime began with this team.

Senator's Son: An Iraq War Novel

Senator's Son: An Iraq War Novel Review

“The Senate would vote in a few days on a joint resolution that could launch the country into a major military action that would either secure peace or be the igniter of the next world war. The House was overwhelmingly in support of the President’s joint resolution and the Senate favored it but would need the only undecided senator’s vote to secure the majority needed.”

Author Luke Larson, a former Marine infantry officer, begins his novel fifty years into the future with an aging senator casting the deciding vote on whether to send the nation to war. The senator flashes back to his Iraq combat experience and labors in weighing the country's interests against his personal convictions.

Three warriors plunged into the urban chaos of the Iraq war. They went in naïve, not knowing what awaited them. John was a legacy. Bama wanted to prove he could out do his doctor father. Cash wanted a way out of the blue-collar world. Nothing could have prepared them for the moral dilemmas they would face. Baptized by fire, the three men are born again with new identities. They soon realize to win a counterinsurgency they must not focus on the enemy, but focus on the people.

To Teach The Senators Wisdom, or, an Oxford Guide-Book

To Teach The Senators Wisdom, or, an Oxford Guide-Book Review

Or An Oxford Guide-Book. Dust jacket slightly scuffed and torn.Hardback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in good all round condition.

Senator's Bride (Brides of Montclair, Book 12)

Senator's Bride (Brides of Montclair, Book 12) Review

'Have you any plans for the rest of the day?' he asked. 'Plans?' she echoed. 'Whatever they were, cancel them.' He grinned. Crystal nodded, dazed, knowing somehow that if he had proposed a trip to Mars she would have been helpless to refuse. She had come to Virginia to work, not to fall in love -- certainly not with someone like Kip Montrose. Both Kip and his ancestral mansion, Montclair, had captured her imagination. The history of the house intrigued her as much as its master. Even ten years after the end of WWI, the families of Mayfield, VA, still feel its destructive effects. With his days as a dare-devil flying ace behind him, Kip Montrose is having a hard time settling down in the small Southern town and finding a new direction for his life. At the same time, the twins, Cara and Kitty Cameron, are also trying to rebuild their lives shadowed by loss. Then, the arrival of Crystal Kirk, an attractive young career woman, to rent Eden Cottage, and the return of Garnet with Bryane, and her English companion, Jill, sparks excitement, romance, as well as unexpected problems. The era of the Roaring Twenties brings new challenges to the younger members of the Montrose and Cameron clans, as they search for new purpose for their lives, face their inherited destiny, and hope for lasting love. Suddenly, a senatorial campaign tears the families apart and plunges old friends into a bitter political battle in which both winners and losers attain unexpected results.

An Uncertain Tradition: U.S. Senators From Illinois 1818-2003

An Uncertain Tradition: U.S. Senators From Illinois 1818-2003 Review

This sweeping survey constitutes the first comprehensive treatment of the forty-seven individuals—forty-six white males and one African American female—who have been chosen to represent Illinois in the United States Senate from 1818 to 2003. David Kenney and Robert E. Hartley underscore nearly two centuries of Illinois history with these biographical and political portraits, compiling an incomparably rich resource for students, scholars, teachers, journalists, historians, politicians, and any Illinoisan interested in the state’s heritage.  

 

An Uncertain Tradition:U. S. Senators from Illinois, 1818–2003 is a fresh and careful study of the shifting set of political issues occurring over time and illuminated by the lives of participants in the politics of choice and service in the Senate. Kenney and Hartley plot the course of the state’s varied senatorial leadership, from the state’s founding and the appearance of political parties, through the Civil War and its aftermath, and into the diverse political climate of the twenty-first century. From the notorious to the heroic, the popular to the pioneering, the senatorial roster includes such luminaries as “The Little Giant” Stephen A. Douglas; Lyman Trumbull, who served three terms in the Civil War era; “Uncle Dick” and “Black Jack,” also known as Richard Oglesby and John A. Logan; the “Wizard of Ooze” Everett Dirksen; and modern leaders such as Adlai Stevenson III, Paul Simon, and Carol Moseley-Braun. 

 

Kenney and Hartley offer incisive commentary on the quality of senate service in each case, as well as timeline graphs relating to the succession of individuals in each of the two sequences of service, the geographical distribution of senators within the state, and the variations in party voting for senate candidates. Rigorously documented and supremely readable, this convenient reference volume is enhanced by portraits of many of the senators.