Congressional Odyssey; The Saga of A Senate Bill
by T.R. Reid
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0716711729
- ISBN 13
- 9780716711728
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco, CA: W. H. Freeman and Company, 1980 WH Freeman and Co., San Francisco. 1980. Softcover/Trade Wraps. 2nd printing. Book Condition: VG; rubbing to wrap surfaces; tip fold on rear; slight wear to tips. No DJ. Pictorial wraps. Wraps have slight bends, no folds. spine is not cracked or split. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. 140 pp. Washington Post reported T.R. Reid takes a candid look at Washington personalities and politics, revealing the motives and strategies, the cooperation and rivalry, the honesty and the deceit behind a seemingly minor piece of legislation. He traces the course of S.790- the Inland Waterways Bill- from its inception to its eventual passage, a process with as many twists and subplots as a novel, and with characters just as vivid. A very presentable and clean copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001414
- Title
- Congressional Odyssey; The Saga of A Senate Bill
- Author
- T.R. Reid
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0716711729
- ISBN 13
- 9780716711728
- Publisher
- W. H. Freeman and Company
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, CA
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- SENATE BILL, S.790, INLAND WATERWAYS CONGRESSIONAL POLITICS, RAILROAD LOBBY, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, SENATOR PETE DOMENICI, LEADERSHIP
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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