6 The Strong Acid Test

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction xv
6. 1 It Was a Joyous Boyhood 1
7. 2 The Million-Dollar Victory 18
8. 3 A Man Who Had to Earn His Way 39
9. 4 The Hamburger Campaign 60
10. 5 We Saw the Worst 80
11. 6 The Strong Acid Test 96
12. 7 Coonskins and Coon Hunters 122
13. 8 Put the Jam on the Lower Shelf 139
14. 9 Problems with Johnson and Rayburn 162
15. 10 The Rancid Smell of Gunpowder 185
16. 11 The Struggle for the Soul of the Nation 201
17. 12 Acts of Congress and Acts of Madness 229
18. 13 Final Senate Years and Election Defeat 254
19. 14 The Last Hurrah 267
20. Afterword 281
21. Notes 287
22. Bibliography 321
23. Index 337