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Achieve the honorable : a Missouri congressman's journey from Warm Springs to Washington / Ike Skelton.

Author/creator Skelton, Ike, 1931-2013
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoColumbia [Missouri] : The State Historical Society of Missouri ; Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013]
Descriptionxiii, 183 pages, 30 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Contents A wreck in Iraq -- Roots -- A sound from the sky -- Polio and Warm Springs -- Finishing third, and winning -- Dad -- College years -- The law, Dewey, and Gene -- Susie -- Mr. Truman -- Memorable courtroom moments -- Back into politics -- Building a more effective military -- Missouri and the military -- Into a new world -- Attack on America -- Chairman -- Tuesday tsunami of 2010 -- Last Veterans Day salute -- Into the future -- Epilogue -- Appendixes -- My strong right arm -- My national security book list -- "Tree honors Skelton's wife," October 21, 2005 -- Letter to the president regarding Iraq -- Brother Boone's wedding service.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013006668
ISBN9780809332830 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0809332833 (cloth : alk. paper);

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