One chapter in this book is about Lucius Lamar's eulogy for Charles Sumner; another is about Sam Houston's opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska act. This book followed the author's 1940 book Why England Slept, and preceded A Nation of Immigrants. It was authored by a Senator who was recovering from a back operation; however his speechwriter, Ted Sorenson, probably did most of the writing. Stories of brave behavior by individuals are described in, for ten points, what book that won a Pulitzer for John F. Kennedy?
One chapter in this book is about Lucius Lamar's eulogy for Charles Sumner; another is about Sam Houston's opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska act. This book followed the author's 1940 book Why England Slept, and preceded A Nation of Immigrants. It was authored by a Senator who was recovering from a back operation; however his speechwriter, Ted Sorenson, probably did most of the writing. Stories of brave behavior by individuals are described in, for ten points, what book that won a Pulitzer for John F. Kennedy?
One chapter in this book is about Lucius Lamar's eulogy for Charles Sumner; another is about Sam Houston's opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska act.