A Senator's Wife Remembers: From the Great Depression to the Great Society

The remembrances of Henrietta McCormick Hill, compiled by her daughter Henrietta Hill Hubbard, give insight into the political career of Alabama senator Joseph Lister Hill, and into the courtship, marriage, and later life of the couple. Among topics covered are Senator Hill's work for health legislation, including the Hill-Burton and Hill-Harris Acts, and the couple's reaction to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Told through personal stories and vignettes, A Senator's Wife Remembers is a unique and welcoming political memoir.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: NewSouth Books
Published: 09/01/2010
ISBN: 9781603060561
Pages: 252
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.20w x 0.90d