Washoe County Library System

The Maryland congressman tells the story of the forty-five days at the start of 2021 that permanently changed his life--and his family's--as he confronted the painful loss of his son to suicide, lived through the violent insurrection in the Capitol, and led the impeachment effort to hold President Trump accountable for inciting the political violence.

A portrait of the Broadway star and congresswoman covers her political achievements as a woman in male-dominated mid-twentieth-century arenas, her infamous rivalry with Richard Nixon, and her victimization by a McCarthyist smear campaign.

Chronicles the making and planning of the modern City of New York through the life of La Guardia.

Details the life of the frontiersman, pioneer, and congressman who fought at the Alamo.

The break-out Democratic candidate for president, who gave Hillary Clinton a run for her money, offers an inside account of his extraordinary campaign and a blueprint for future political action.

"An honest, inspiring, and laugh-out-loud funny memoir about re-energizing our politics and standing up to corporate America--while carting three kids around in a minivan. Never having run for office before, Katie Porter charted a new path in 2018 when she was elected to Congress as a Democrat in historically conservative Orange County, California. Underestimated as a single mom and chided for her progressive values, Katie defied expectations. Then,...

"A picture book biography of John Roy Lynch, one of the first African-Americans elected into the United States Congress"--Provided by publisher.