The ambition and the power
By: John M. Barry.
Publisher: Viking
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 768
Subjects: Wright, Jim, 1922-; United States. Congress. House -- Speakers.; Political corruption -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989.
Description: On cover: The fall of Jim Wright: a true story of Washington.

This is a true story of Washington, a dramatically intimate and revealing portrait of the House of Representatives--and a Speaker relentless in his pursuit of exercise of power; the rise and fall of Jim Wright. --from book description, Amazon.com.