| Description |
400 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 386-391) and index. |
| Contents |
I: Beyond revolution -- A government functioning -- Goodbye, Mr. Adams -- To Her Majesty the Queen (and the odd king) -- The end of illusion -- Barbarians at the ballot box : a cobbler's journey -- A poet in Piccadilly -- The rise of the Celt -- II: The American century -- The Commonwealth's century : a question of continuity -- Striking a balance -- The honorable and formidable Mr. Lodge -- In diplomatic service : political appointees and careerists -- The speaker, the president, and it all came tumbling down -- III: The American Revolution - continued -- Bad times-worse times -- In and out with Speaker Martin -- Always certain, never sure : Massachusetts men in Berlin -- The general's men -- The party of inclusion -- Neither one nor the other -- IV: "They came to the delectable mountain" -- The cardinal rabbi -- Little boy blue -- Family feuds -- A question of attitude -- Men of principle -- The O'Neill. |
| Subject |
Politicians -- Massachusetts -- Biography.
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Politicians. |
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Massachusetts. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Massachusetts -- Politics and government.
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Politics and government. |
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Massachusetts -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government.
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
1929039255 paperback |
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