Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-2012

Matthew Andrew Wasniewski · Albin Kowalewski · Laura Turner O'Hara · Terrance Rucker

thg 1 2013 · United States congressional serial set Sách 1 · Government Printing Office

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Updated through 2012, Hispanic Americans in Congress 1822-2012 is written for a general audience and researched using primary and secondary sources, this book contains a profile of every Hispanic American who has served in Congress. Former Member profiles are introduced by contextual essays that present major events in congressional and U.S. history. Additional artifacts, lesson plans, and interactive features are available on the book's companion online exhibition located on the History, Art & Archives website for the U.S. House of Representatives at http: //history.house.gov.

Hispanic Americans in Congress also includes:

• Pictures--including rarely seen historical images--of each Hispanic American who has served in Congress
• Bibliographies and references to manuscript collections for each Member
• Statistical graphs and charts
• Appendices with Hispanic Members' committee assignments; committee and subcommittee chairmen and chairwomen; Hispanic Americans in Congress by state and territory; and Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Conference chairmen and chairwomen
• A comprehensive index