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, fo
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?