One of the nation's most effective congressional leaders, Sam Rayburban served as Speaker of the House longer than anyone in U.S. history. Although he has been the subject of several biographies and numerous articles, until now no comprehensive analysis of Rayburban has integrated these disparate materials in a single resource. Sam Rayburban: A Bio-Bibliography accomplishes that objective. Designed for scholars interested in the life and historical period of Sam Rayburban, the volume includes a detailed biographical sketch and an extensive annotated bibliography describing the Rayburban resource materials.
The bibliographic entries are divided into three parts: works about Rayburban, Rayburban as author, and archival sources. Because Rayburban wrote little, the inclusion of some 80 oral histories by friends and associates of Rayburban is an especially valuable feature for the researcher. Those papers by Rayburban that do exist are included and fully annotated here. The section covering works about Rayburban includes media coverage of the Congressman, interviews with Rayburban's colleagues, and memoirs as well as books and articles about Rayburban. A chronology is included for quick reference to major events in Rayburban's life and a complete index facilitates easy access to the main entries.
