Robert C. Byrd
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Robert C. Byrd

Child of the Appalachian Coalfields

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Robert C. Byrd

Child of the Appalachian Coalfields

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This autobiography follows West Virginia senator Robert C. Byrd's experiences from his boyhood in the early 1920s to his election in 2000, which won him an unprecedented eighth term in the Senate. Within these pages, Senator Byrd offers commentary on national and international events that occurred throughout his long life in public service.

His journey from the hardscrabble coalfields to the marbled halls of Congress has inspired generations of people in West Virginia and throughout the nation. From reading the stories of the Founding Fathers as a young boy by the light of a kerosene lamp to the swearing of an oath for more than a half-century to guard the US Constitution, Senator Byrd's life is legendary.

Until his death on June 28, 2010, Byrd stood by his principles, earning the affection of the people of his home state and the respect of Americans from all walks of life. With his beloved Erma ever by his side, Robert C. Byrd never forgot his roots, harkening back to those early lessons that he learned as a child of the Appalachian coalfields.

This new paperback edition includes a foreword by Gaston Caperton, governor of West Virginia from 1989–1997.

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Publisher
West Virginia University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9781940425559
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Political Biographies
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword to the Paperback Edition
  7. 1 Child of the Appalachian Coalfields
  8. 2 The Depression Years
  9. 3 A Political Career Begins
  10. 4 Mr. Byrd Goes to Washington
  11. 5 Around the World in sixty-six DAYS
  12. 6 Excelsior!
  13. 7 The Sapling Grows Tall
  14. 8 Stormy Waters
  15. 9 Climbing the Leadership Ladder
  16. 10 A Visit to Russia
  17. 11 Muddy Waters
  18. 12 A Supreme Court Nomination?
  19. 13 Building West Virginia Piece by Piece
  20. 14 The Old Order Changeth
  21. 15 The Top Rung—Majority Leader (1977)
  22. 16 Second Fiddle
  23. 17 Back in the Saddle Again
  24. 18 Elected President Pro Tempore
  25. 19 A Hand on the Purse Strings
  26. 20 Building a new West Virginia
  27. 21 West Virginia on the Go
  28. 22 Bits and Pieces
  29. 23 Building a 21st Century West Virginia
  30. 24 The Winds of Change
  31. 25 The Tide Ebbs
  32. 26 Full Circle
  33. 27 The Return of the Native
  34. 28 Dribs and Drabs
  35. 29 Line-Item Veto Struck Down
  36. 30 In the Heat of Battle
  37. 31 Semper Fidelis
  38. Afterword
  39. Image Gallery
  40. Index
  41. Back Cover