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Author:

Risen, Clay.

Title:

The bill of the century : the epic battle for the Civil Rights Act / Clay Risen.

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Subject:

United States.--Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Civil rights--United States--History--20th century.
United States--Politics and government--1961-1963.
United States--Politics and government--1963-1969.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

A narrative account of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, exploring the grassroots activism, ringing speeches, backroom deal-making and hand-to-hand legislative combat.

ISBN:

1608198243 (hc.)
9781608198245 (hc.)

LCCN:

2014004662

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

MYPC943 -- Gowrie Public Library (Gowrie)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

TKPE492 -- Maquoketa Public Library (Maquoketa)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)