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| | + | ==Bibliography== |
| | + | * Congressional Quarterly. ''Guide to Congress,'' 6th edition (2007) 1441 pages. CQ is a trustworthy source, achieving a nonpartisan, nonidological factual position |
| | + | **CQ, ''Student's Guide to the U.S. Congress'' (2008) |
| | + | * Congressional Quarterly. ''Politics in America: 2008'' (2007); ISBN: 0-87289-547-5 1224pp, covers every member of Congress; [http://www.cqpress.com/product/pia2008.html details and samples] |
| | + | * Baker, Ross K. ''House and Senate'', 3rd ed. New York: W. W. Norton. (2000). |
| | + | * Barone, Michael, and Richard E. Cohen. ''The Almanac of American Politics, 2010'' (2009), elaborate detail on every district and member; 1920 pages; new edition every 2 years since 1976 |
| | + | * Davidson, Roger H., and Walter J. Oleszek. (1998). ''Congress and Its Members'', 6th ed. from CQ |
| | + | * Silverberg, David. ''Congress for Dummies'' (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/Congress-Dummies-David-Silverberg/dp/0764554212/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259667157&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search] |
| | + | * Lee, Frances and Bruce Oppenheimer. ''Sizing Up the Senate: The Unequal Consequences of Equal Representation.'' University of Chicago Press. (1999). |
| | + | * Tarr, David R., and Ann O'Connor. ''Congress A to Z'' (CQ Congressional Quarterly) (4th ed 2003) 605pp |
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| | + | ===History=== |
| | + | *''American National Biography'' (1999), contains biographies of all politicians no longer alive; online edition at academic libraries |
| | + | * ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005.'' 2005. biographical entries for every person who ever served; [http://bioguide.congress.gov Biographical Directory online]. |
| | + | * Carroll, Holbert N. ''The House of Representatives and Foreign Affairs'' 1958 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=28100337 online edition] |
| | + | * Davidson, Roger H., Susan Webb Hammond, Raymond W. Smock, eds; ''Masters of the House: Congressional Leadership over Two Centuries'' Westview Press, 1998 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=58332031 online edition] |
| | + | * Galloway, George B. ''History of the House of Representatives'' 1962 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=3071891 online edition] |
| | + | * MacNeil, Neil. ''Forge of Democracy: The House of Representatives'' (1963) popular history by a well-informed journalist [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=11599068 online edition] |
| | + | * Remini, Robert V. ''The House: The History of the House of Representatives'' (2006) the standard scholarly history [http://www.amazon.com/House-History-Representatives/dp/B000ULVL1Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200711075&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] |
| | + | * Strahan, Randall. ''Leading Representatives: The Agency of Leaders in the Politics of the U.S. House'' (2007) focus on [[Henry Clay]], [[Thomas Reed]], and [[Newt Gingrich]] |
| | + | * Zelizer, Julian E. ''On Capitol Hill: The Struggle to Reform Congress and its Consequences, 1948-2000'' (2004) |
| | + | * Zelizer, Julian E. ed. ''The American Congress: The Building of Democracy'' (2004), essays by leading scholars [http://www.amazon.com/American-Congress-Building-Democracy/dp/0618179062/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200711146&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] |
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