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Lionized in his own time, half-forgotten in ours.(The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher)(Book review)
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October 6, 2006|
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THE MOST FAMOUS MAN IN AMERICA: THE BIOGRAPHY OF HENRY WARD BEECHER By Debby Applegate Doubleday, 584 pages, $27.95
Reviewed by RACHELLE LINNER
In prose as vivid as her subject's personality, historian Debby Applegate narrates the life of Henry Ward Beecher (1813-87) in this solidly researched and well-written biography. In her skilled hands, Beecher's life becomes a lens through which to view a time of unprecedented change in America's religious, political and social life. Ms. Applegate deftly weaves in information on the settling of the West, slavery and ...
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NEA Affiliates Challenge Department of Labor on Landrum-Griffin Act Coverage
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire
; ...Reporting and Disclosure Act -- also known as the Landrum-Griffin Act -- and prevent...required by the Act. The Landrum-Griffin Act regulates...regard to Landrum-Griffin Act coverage -- particularly...complies with the Landrum-Griffin ...
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Ex-Rep. Philip M. Landrum, Georgia Democrat, Dies at 83
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; Philip M. Landrum, 83, a Georgia Democrat who served...Representatives and helped to write the 1959 Landrum-Griffin Act that gave government officials increased...General Hospital in Jasper, Ga. Mr. Landrum was elected to the House in 1952...
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GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION OF HOTEL AND RESTAURANT WORKERS:JOHN A. BOEHNER
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, (the Landrum- Griffin Act) -- needs strengthening. The intent of Landrum- Griffin is to empower union...have serious work to do. The Landrum-Griffin Act, and the Department...
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DEMOCRACY IN UNIONS:HARRIS W. FAWELL
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 - the LMRDA...after its sponsors, the Landrum-Griffin Act. The Subcommittee...receive an overview of Landrum- Griffin last month...labor movement. The Landrum Griffin Act recognizes...
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UNION REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE:ROBERT F. O'BRIEN
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...those McClellan hearings, the Landrum-Griffin Act, and my view as a labor law practitioner...over the years concerning the Landrum-Griffin Act. Just in the last...leadership and ran afoul of the Landrum-Griffin Act. Specifically...
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40 years of corruption.(EDITORIALS)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times
; ...the governing legislation, the Landrum-Griffin Act, was first passed in 1959. The...Indeed, it was central to the Landrum-Griffin Act's conception...all its good intentions, the Landrum-Griffin Act had woefully inadequate...
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IMPEDIMENTS TO UNION DEMOCRACY:HARRIS W. FAWELL
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 - the Landrum-Griffin Act - the law that is supposed...democratic procedures within unions. Landrum-Griffin is meant to grant...Subcommittee has seen that the goals of Landrum-Griffin are not always reached...
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ENFORCING MEMBERS' RIGHT AT THE BOILERMAKERS UNION:JOHN A. BOEHNER
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, the Landrum- Griffm Act, is within this Subcommittee's jurisdiction. Landrum-Griffm protects the democratic...which is charged with enforcing Landrum- Griffin, goes about safeguarding the...
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UNION DEMOCRACY FROM AN ACADEMIC PERSPECTIVE:CLYDE W. SUMMERS
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...Labor- Management Reporting Act of 1959, more commonly known as the Landrum-Griffin Act. I want to focus particularly...the basic premise of the Landrum-Griffin Act: the ultimate...democracy. The focus of Landrum-Griffin, therefore...
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AMERICAN WORKER PROJECT:ROBERT T. THOMPSON, SR.
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT August 6, 1998 Chairman...economic power. The Landrum-Griffin amendments tightened...industry proviso of the Landrum Griffin Act of 1959 was...time of passage of the Landrum-Griffin Act, the term...
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