Profiles in Power offers concise biographies of fourteen twentieth-century Texans who wielded significant political power and influence in Washington, D.C. First published in 1993 by Harlan Davidson, it has been revised and updated with new chapters on John Nance Garner and Henry Gonzalez and expanded chapters on Lyndon Johnson, Barbara Jordan, Ralph Yarborough, Jim Wright, and John Tower. Demonstrating the validity of a biographical approach to history, the book as a whole covers all the major political issues of the twentieth century, as well as the pivotal role of Texans in defining the national agenda.
- ISBN10 0292798423
- ISBN13 9780292798427
- Publish Date December 2004 (first published 1 January 1993)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Texas Press
- Edition New e.
- Format eBook
- Language English