Masters of the House
Subtitle: Congressional Leadership Over Two Centuries (Transforming American Politics)
Contributors: Roger H. Davidson (Editor)
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: March 1, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780813368955
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; American history: from c 1900 -; Biography: historical; Central government; Politics/International Relations; House; Congress.; United States; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; USA; Leadership; Government - Legislative Branch; Political Science / Congress; Congress; Speakers; United States.; History; Political leadership
First sentence: To those of us fascinated with the performance of Newt Gingrich as Speaker of the House, questions posed by the early origins and development of the office seem to be, at best, distant and irrelevant prologue.