An edition of The ambition and the power (1989)
The ambition and the power
Jim Wright and the will of the House
By John M. Barry
Publish Date
1989
Publisher
Viking
Language
eng
Pages
768
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.
subjects: Politics and government, Speaker, United States, United States. Congress. House of Representatives, Speakers, Political corruption, United States. Congress. House, History, Wright, jim, 1922-2015, United states, congress, house, United states, politics and government, 1981-1989
People: Jim Wright (1922-)
Places: United States
Times: 1981-1989, 1989-, 20th century