Forty Years a Legislator

by Elmer Thomas, Richard Lowitt (Editor), Carolyn G. Hanneman (Editor), Cindy Simon Rosenthal (Foreword by)

Overview

Thomas’s panoramic look at the issues of his time includes a behind-the-scenes view of the Nürnberg War Crimes Trial and also tells how he helped push funding for the atomic bomb project through Congress without disclosing its true nature. Thomas dedicated his career to improving the lot of rural residents, Native Americans, and working people. Forty Years a Legislator is a rich source of insight for all concerned with twentieth-century politics or the early years of Oklahoma statehood.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780806138091
Publisher:	University of Oklahoma Press
Publication date:	04/01/2007
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

Richard Lowitt (1922-2018) was Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma and author of numerous books, including a three-volume biography of George W. Norris, American Outback: The Oklahoma Panhandle in the Twentieth Century, and The New Deal and the West.

Carolyn G. Hanneman is an archivist at the University of Oklahoma's Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center.

Cindy Simon Rosenthalis Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma. She has served as Director and Curator of the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center and as Mayor of Norman from 2007 to 2016.