| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 237 pages) |
| Contents |
Prologue: the consumer decade -- Troubled roots : a little town in the valley -- Dangerous ground : the California Assembly -- I went to bed a loser : the road to Congress -- The people's right to know : a distant shore -- The Freedom of Information Act : perilous journey -- The Product Safety Act : consumer as guinea pig -- Reviving the Federal Trade Commission : the Magnuson-Moss Act -- Investor protection : breaking Wall Street's monopoly -- Cars, chemicals, and Arab oil : changing times -- Consumer protection in retreat: two crushing defeats -- Freedom of information today : the torture memos -- Epilogue : the legacy |
| Summary |
It is hard to believe that there was a time, not long ago, when there was no right to obtain government information, no protection against hazards in children's toys and other consumer products, no federal safety standards for motor vehicles, and no insurance to protect an investors' money and securities in brokerage accounts. These and other consumer rights were created only after fierce political battles in the decade between 1966 and 1976. People's Warrior is the untold story of that era and oneof its towering leaders, Congressman John Moss. Based on previously undisclosed materials and int |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Moss, John E. (John Emerson), 1915-1997
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| SUBJECT |
Moss, John E. (John Emerson), 1913- fast |
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United States. Congress. House -- Biography
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Congress. House fast |
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Legislators -- United States -- Biography
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Government information -- United States -- History
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Freedom of information -- United States -- History
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Consumer protection -- Government policy -- United States -- History
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Legislative Branch.
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Consumer protection -- Government policy
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Freedom of information
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Government information
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Legislators
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011011373 |
| ISBN |
9781611470253 |
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1611470250 |
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1611470242 |
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9781611470246 |
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161147471X |
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9781611474718 |
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1283098970 |
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9781283098977 |
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9786613098979 |
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6613098973 |
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