Congressional Chronicles - Amusing and amazing anecdotes of the U.S. Congress and its members (Mino Publications). Paperback, 7" x 9 1/4". 200 pages. $12.95 (add $3 shipping/handling). ISBN 0-931719-07-0. Buy This Book

Entertaining anecdotes from 200 years of congressional history, with an hilarious look at a wacky lot bound together by common traditions. Chuckle at their political flair. Enjoy their humor, wit, and skills at one-upmanship. Also packed with tales of the high drama of some fearsome and violent legislators, and moving accounts of the last gasps of other members of Congress who were household names.

"Lively, amusing, and informative anecdotes"
          Donald Ritchie, U.S. Senate Historical Office

"A collection of terrific anecdotes of Congress"
          WWRC

"Showcases the outrageous, picaresque and downright goofy aspects of Congress"
          The Washington Monthly

"Have members of Congress always been odd? Some clues are in the anecdotal Congressional Chronicles"
          Washington Post