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c2023., Pre-adolescent, Lightbox Learning Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History makers: past and present.Summary Note: In 2018, at the age of 29, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the younges woman ever selected to Congress. Alexandria has faced many obstacles as a ppolitidcian. She is young, belongs to a visible minority, and comes from a working-class background. Find out more about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in this title.
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c1998, Pre-adolescent, Franklin Watts Call No: b Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A book report biographySummary Note: Traces the life and work of this African-American woman who was a respected politician, teacher, and spokeswoman for democracy.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights Call No: HI-INT 364.1 BRI Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Recounts the 1947 government investigation into the motion picture industry by the House Un-American Activities Committee.
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2018., Juvenile, Calkins Creek Call No: 323 BRIMMER Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Explores the history of blacklisting in Hollywood during the Cold War. Highlights the experiences of nineteen men from the film industry who were called before the House of Representatives' Committee on Un-American Activities, all nineteen insisting that these trials violated their First Amendment rights.
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-- Bright star in the big sky1995., Falcon Press Call No: 921 RANKIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Rankin represented Montana for two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was a leading advocate for both woman suffrage and world peace and was instrumental in securing the right for Montana women to vote. As the sole female member of the U.S. Congress in 1919, she was the only woman who voted to give all women in the United States the right to vote.
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2007., Grand Central Pub. Call No: Adventure FIC Baldacci Edition: 1st United States pbk. ed. Genre: Adventure Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In Washington D.C., four men calling themselves the Camel Club investigate the connection between the assassination of the U.S. Speaker of the House and the death of the director of the Library of Congress's rare books. Adding a sexy con artist named Annabelle Conroy to their group, the club discovers a plot to sell classified secrets to America's enemies.
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c2007., Phoenix Books Call No: 921 KUCINICH Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presidential candidate Dennis J. Kucinich reflects on his experiences in Cleveland during the 1950s and 1960s, describing what it was like to be raised in a lower-income family battling alcohol, accidents, crime, and despair, and explores how those experiences shaped his future.
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c1996., Enslow Publishers Call No: B CRO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Legendary heroes of the Wild WestSummary Note: Relates the true story of Davy Crockett, one of the Old West's outstanding hunters, frontiersmen, and legislators.
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2003., Juvenile, Rosen Pub. Group Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Primary sources of famous people in American historySummary Note: Surveys the life of the American frontiersman who became a member of Congress and died trying to defend the Alamo.
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c2001., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Reference Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: In their own words
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c2001., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Reference Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: In their own wordsSummary Note: A biography of the famous frontiersman who became a Congressman.
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c2001., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Reference Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Publisher Description Series Title: In their own words (Scholastic)
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c1983., Troll Associates Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Profiles the childhood of Davy Crockett, pioneer and patriot.
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By Bush, Cori2022., Alfred A. Knopf Call No: MEMOIR NF BUS Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Embodying a new chapter in progressive politics that prioritizes the lives and stories of the most politically vulnerable, the first black woman to represent the state of Missouri in Congress presents a powerful and empowering memoir that is both a personal account and a fierce call to action.
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-- John Lewis and the power of hope[2020]., Random House Call No: MEMOIR NF LEW Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography about civil rights leader and longtime U.S. Congressman John Lewis written using interviews with Lewis and his family and research into the civil rights movement.
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Juvenile Call No: 328.73072 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The House of Representatives makes laws for the people they represent. But what do you know about the Lower House? Explore how representatives make ideas into bills and eventually laws, what it takes to join the House, and how this key part of the legislative branch interacts with the other house of Congress and the rest of the U.S. Government to check and balance powers. It's key social studies curriculum made approachable for all!
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c2000., Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 328.73 072 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Your government--how it worksSummary Note: Surveys the history of the House of Representatives and describes its structure, current function, and influence on American society.
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2000., Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 328.73 PAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Your government: how it worksSummary Note: Surveys the history of the House of Representatives and describes its structure, current function, and influence on American society.
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c1999., Lerner Publications Co. Call No: B GLE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: BiographySummary Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 108) and index. Describes the life of John Glenn, including his childhood, World War II activities, work as a test pilot and astronaut, career as a senator, and return to space in 1998.
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By Rose, RachelPrimary Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: From sit-ins at lunch counters to sit-ins on the Congress floor, marching in Selma to marching though the halls of the Capitol, John Lewis fought for what he believed in. The incredible civil rights activist had plenty of experience under his belt by the time he stood in front of a quarter of a million people as the youngest leader of the March on Washington. John continued on with the same passion as he turned to create change from within the government. The conscious of the congress continued to advocate for the freedom and safety of all. Learn all about the incredible life of this congressman and civil rights hero.
