Howard Metzenbaum's Senate years

"Profile in Courage is only one of the profiles drawn in this striking book. It is also a profile in passion for rectitude and a profile in persistence in battling for the average American, often against great odds."--Daniel Schorr, Senior News Analyst, National Public Radio

"Tom Diemer does a masterful job of lifting the curtain on how the senator known as 'the abominable No man' became the liberal conscience of the U.S. Senate. The fights are as relevant today as they were in the '70s, '80s, or '90s--gun...

"Ohio Colossus takes you on a unique journey from Jim Rhodes's coal village beginnings to the governor's mansion and beyond, offering a close-up view of a man we Ohioans will forever remember as 'the governor.'"--John A. Boehner, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 8th Congressional District; Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives

In his day he dominated the political landscape like no one in Ohio's long, proud history ever had--or likely ever will. James A. Rhodes (1909-2001) plotted a path that took him from tiny Coalton, Ohio, to the governor's office. In this first biography of...