Harris, Fred R(oy)
HARRIS, Fred R(oy)
HARRIS, Fred R(oy). American, b. 1930. Genres: Novels, Politics/Government. Career: Professor of Political Science, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1976-. Admitted to Oklahoma Bar, 1954; Sr. Partner in law firm of Harris, Newcombe, Redman and Doolin, Lawton, Oklahoma, 1954-64; Member, Oklahoma State Senate, 1956-64; Senator from Oklahoma (Democrat), U.S. Senate, 1964-72. Publications: NON-FICTION: Alarms and Hopes, 1968; Now Is the Time, 1971; The New Populism, 1973; Social Science and Public Policy, 1973; Potomac Fever, 1976; America's Democracy: The Ideal and Reality, 1980, rev. ed., 1986; America's Legislative Processes: Congress and the States, 1983; Readings on the Body Politic, 1987; Understanding American Government, 1988; Quiet Riots: Race and Poverty in the United States, 1988; America's Government, 1990; Deadlock or Decision: The U.S. Senate and the Rise of National Politics, 1993; In Defense of Congress, 1995; Locked in the Poorhouse: Cities, Race, and Poverty in the United States, 1999. NOVELS: Coyote Revenge, 1999; Easy Pickin's, 2000. Address: PO Box 1203, Corrales, NM 87048, U.S.A.