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We're better than this : my fight for the future of our democracy / Elijah Cummings with James Dale ; foreword by Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
A memoir by the late Congressman details how his experiences as a sharecroppers' son in volatile South Baltimore shaped his life in activism, explaining how government oversight can become a positive part of a just American collective.
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- ISBN: 9780062992260
- ISBN: 0062992260
- Physical Description: xiii, 249 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
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| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: pain, passion, and purpose -- The lie and the lesson -- "The Lord ain't finished with you yet" -- Our turn -- The hearings--and being heard -- Chasing truth -- Trump's Twitter attack on Baltimore -- Impeachment--not if, but when -- The last chapter -- Farewell to Elijah Cummings: selected excerpts of eulogies for Elijah Cummings. |
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| Burlington Public Library | BIO CUMMINGS 2020 | 39851001576330 | Non-fiction | Copy hold | Available | - |
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