Achieve the honorable
Subtitle: a Missouri congressman's journey from Warm Springs to Washington
By: Ike Skelton
Publisher: The State Historical Society of Missouri; Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Columbia [Mo.]; Carbondale
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
ISBN-13: 9780809332847; 9780809332830
Subjects: Politics and government; United States; United States. Congress. House; Legislators; Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A wreck in Iraq; title: Roots; title: A sound from the sky; title: Polio and Warm Springs; title: Finishing third, and winning; title: Dad; title: College years; title: The law, Dewey, and Gene; title: Susie; title: Mr. Truman; title: Memorable courtroom moments; title: Back into politics; title: Building a more effective military; title: Missouri and the military; title: Into a new world; title: Attack on America; title: Chairman; title: Tuesday tsunami of 2010; title: Last Veterans Day salute; title: Into the future; title: Epilogue; title: Appendixes; title: My strong right arm; title: My national security book list; title: "Tree honors Skelton's wife," October 21, 2005; title: Letter to the president regarding Iraq; title: Brother Boone's wedding service.