there once was a congressman from Texas Keith, Gary. creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography biography Electronic books. txu Austin University of Texas Press 2007 1st ed. monographic eng

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xv, 419 p. : ill. The German Texas pioneers -- Bobby Eckhardt in Austin -- Student Eckhardt on the forty acres -- Eckhardt's shingle and pen -- Civil rights and labor -- Eckhardt in 1940s Texas politics -- Brother Eckhardt goes to Houston -- Eckhardt, the Texas observer, and Yarborough come of age -- Freshman legislator of the year, 1959 -- The veteran legislator -- Readying for Congress -- Inside Congress, inside Washington -- The veteran congressman -- Public v. special interest : environmental and consumer policymaking -- The oil and gas wars -- The 1980 election -- Congressman emeritus -- Afterword -- Robert Christian Eckhardt : a chronology. Gary A. Keith ; foreword by Al Gore. Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-392) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us--- n-us-tx Eckhardt, Bob United States. Congress. House Biography Legislators United States Biography Legislators Texas Biography Labor lawyers Texas Biography Political activists Texas Biography Liberalism Texas History 20th century Political parties Texas History 20th century Texas Politics and government 1865-1950 Texas Politics and government 1951- E840.8.E28 K45 2007eb 328.73092 B http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10245755 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10245755 CaPaEBR 070111 ebr10245755