Barbara F. Vucanovich: From Nevada to Congress, and Back Again
by Barbara F. Vucanovich and Patricia D. Cafferata
University of Nevada Press, 2014 Paper: 978-0-87417-943-9 | eISBN: 978-0-87417-944-6 | Cloth: 978-0-87417-623-0 Library of Congress Classification E840.8.V83A3 2005 Dewey Decimal Classification 328.73092
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Barbara Vucanovich was sixty-two when she ran in her first election, becoming the first woman ever elected to a federal office from Nevada. In this engaging memoir, written with her daughter, she reflects on the road that led her to Washington--her years as mother, businesswoman, and volunteer.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Barbara Vucanovich (1921-2013) retired in 1996 after serving seven terms in the House of Representatives.
Patricia D. Cafferata served as Nevada state treasurer and district attorney of Lincoln, Lander, and Esmeralda Counties. She lives in Reno, Nevada.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
[contents page, page vii; blank verso page viii]
Contents
List of Illustrations @@@
Preface @@@
Part I. Far from the House
One. Grandmothers and Grandfathers--Tough and Not So Tough @@@
Two. A Family of My Own @@@
Three. Outside the Home @@@
Four. Politics, Nevada Style @@@
Five. My Mentor @@@
Part II. A Flamingo in the Barnyard of Politics
Six. A Tough Grandmother @@@
Seven. She Is the Congressman @@@
Eight. A Day in the Life of a Congressman @@@
Nine. Reelection and the Temptation of the Senate @@@
Ten. Elections--Forgettable and Not So Memorable @@@
Eleven. A Front Row Seat at the Revolution @@@
Part III. Not Your Average Congressman
Twelve. Tough Irishman @@@
Thirteen. A Woman's Place in the House @@@
Fourteen. Nevada on My Mind @@@
Fifteen. House Mates @@@
Part IV. Back in the Great State of Nebraska
Sixteen. In the Other House (The White House) @@@
Seventeen. A World Beyond the House @@@
Eighteen. Twenty-seven Years and One Revolution Later @@@
Part V. "Home Means Nevada"
Nineteen. Coming Home, Looking Back @@@
List of Committee Assignments @@@
Index @@@
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Barbara F. Vucanovich: From Nevada to Congress, and Back Again
by Barbara F. Vucanovich and Patricia D. Cafferata
University of Nevada Press, 2014 Paper: 978-0-87417-943-9 eISBN: 978-0-87417-944-6 Cloth: 978-0-87417-623-0
Barbara Vucanovich was sixty-two when she ran in her first election, becoming the first woman ever elected to a federal office from Nevada. In this engaging memoir, written with her daughter, she reflects on the road that led her to Washington--her years as mother, businesswoman, and volunteer.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Barbara Vucanovich (1921-2013) retired in 1996 after serving seven terms in the House of Representatives.
Patricia D. Cafferata served as Nevada state treasurer and district attorney of Lincoln, Lander, and Esmeralda Counties. She lives in Reno, Nevada.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
[contents page, page vii; blank verso page viii]
Contents
List of Illustrations @@@
Preface @@@
Part I. Far from the House
One. Grandmothers and Grandfathers--Tough and Not So Tough @@@
Two. A Family of My Own @@@
Three. Outside the Home @@@
Four. Politics, Nevada Style @@@
Five. My Mentor @@@
Part II. A Flamingo in the Barnyard of Politics
Six. A Tough Grandmother @@@
Seven. She Is the Congressman @@@
Eight. A Day in the Life of a Congressman @@@
Nine. Reelection and the Temptation of the Senate @@@
Ten. Elections--Forgettable and Not So Memorable @@@
Eleven. A Front Row Seat at the Revolution @@@
Part III. Not Your Average Congressman
Twelve. Tough Irishman @@@
Thirteen. A Woman's Place in the House @@@
Fourteen. Nevada on My Mind @@@
Fifteen. House Mates @@@
Part IV. Back in the Great State of Nebraska
Sixteen. In the Other House (The White House) @@@
Seventeen. A World Beyond the House @@@
Eighteen. Twenty-seven Years and One Revolution Later @@@
Part V. "Home Means Nevada"
Nineteen. Coming Home, Looking Back @@@
List of Committee Assignments @@@
Index @@@
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