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The Populist Party reacted to the anxiety that America was moving towards a new form of slavery after the Industrial Revolution, with a stand against imperialism. This study of the party reveals the personalities that shaped the movement.
This handy single volume features a wealth of fascinating biographical information on approximately 9,000 of the most important U.S. elected and appointed leaders. Newly updated, it includes key facts on political leaders spanning 220 years of American history. Organized for quick, easy reference, the book contains six chapters in which readers will find the following on presidents, vice presidents, cabinet members, Supreme Court justices, members of Congress, and governors: Basic Facts including all significant biographical data, such as birth and death dates, periods of public service, and party affiliations Special Information including boxed features and analytical commentary on topics s...
Although designed to work with Healy, Sharpe, and Sharpe's Cases on Admiralty, Handbook of Maritime Laws and Forms can be used with any admiralty casebook. This handbook reprints portions of: Title 46 (Shipping) Title 28 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) Title 49 (Transportation) United States Code U.S.-ratified international conventions (e.g., Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA), International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS)) Unratified conventions (e.g., arrests, liens, collisions) It also contains photo reproductions of documents used in shipping (e.g., insurance, bills of lading, charter parties) and admiralty litigation (e.g., claim forms, vessel arrest papers).
This book provides a single source of biographical information for the thousands of individuals who have held high elective and appointive offices in the federal, state, and municipal governments. The first half of the book lists positions in the government with a chronological record of the persons who have held the positions and the duration of their terms of office. Executive branch listings include the presidents, first ladies, vice presidents, cabinet members, deputy and undersecretaries of cabinet departments, directors and administrators of high government agencies, high-ranking military officials, ambassadors, and high-ranking presidential staff and White House aides. In the judiciar...