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Homegrown Democrat by Garrison Keillor
Both deeply personal and intellectually savvy, Homegrown Democrat is a celebration of liberalism as the politics of kindness. In his inimitable style, Keillor draws on a lifetime of experience amongst the hardworking, God-fearing people of the Midwest and pays homage to the common code of civic necessities that arose from the left: Protect the social compact. Defend the powerless. Maintain government as a necessary force for good. As Keillor tells it, these are articles of faith that are being attacked by hard-ass Republican tax cutters who believe that human misery is a Dickensian fiction. In a blend of nostalgic reminiscence, humorous meditation, and articulate ire, Keillor asserts the value of his boyhoodthe values of Lake Wobegonthat do not square with the ugly narcissistic agenda at work in the country today.
Garrison Keillor is the host of Public Radio International's A Prairie Home Companion and the author of many novels. He coauthored The Sandy Bottom Orchestra, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, with his wife Jenny Lind Nilsson, and wrote two picture books for younger readers. His adult titles include Lake Wobegon Days, Leaving Home, and The Book of Guys. He lives in Minnesota with his family.
Robin Preiss Glasser is a former ballerina who has become one of the most sought-after illustrators in the children's book business. She has illustrated more than fifteen children's stories, including Fancy Nancy, by Jane O'Connor; America: A Patriotic Primer, and A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women, both by Lynne Cheney; and You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum, by Jacqueline Weitzman, which was an ALA Notable Book and a American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. She lives with her family in California.
Robin Preiss Glasser is a former ballerina who has become one of the most sought-after illustrators in the children's book business. She has illustrated more than fifteen children's stories, including Fancy Nancy, by Jane O'Connor; America: A Patriotic Primer, and A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women, both by Lynne Cheney; and You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum, by Jacqueline Weitzman, which was an ALA Notable Book and a American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. She lives with her family in California.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780670033652 |
| ISBN 10 | 0670033650 |
| Titel | Homegrown Democrat |
| Autor | Garrison Keillor |
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| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Viking Books |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2004-07-15 |
| Seitenanzahl | 238 |
| Preise | Commended for Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award (Nonfiction) 2005 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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