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Kings of the Hill
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How Nine Powerful Men Changed the Course of American History
By Lynne V. Cheney
Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000
Kings of the Hill
Dimensions: 1.00'' x 8.50'' x 5.75''
248 pages
Simon & Schuster  (Washington)
Publication Date: April 1996
Paperback
ISBN: 0684823403
Hardcover
ISBN: 0826402305

Since the early days of our country, leaders in the House of Representatives have exerted tremendous force and influence on government policy and consequently on both domestic and world affairs. Now, two prominent public figures profile nine of America's most provocative, colorful, and controversial congressional leaders: Henry Clay, James Polk, Thaddeus Stevens, James Blaine, Thomas Reed, Joe Cannon, Nicholas Longworth, Sam Rayburn, and Newt Gingrich.  Capturing the personalities of these men in revealing anecdotes, the Cheneys present a telling chronicle of how power in the House affects not only congressional politics, but the nation as a whole.

Lynne V. Cheney is a senior fellow at AEI.

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