A Pryor Commitment
The Autobiography of David Pryor
Will be published approx. on 30. April 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
388 pages
978-1-935106-10-4 (ISBN)
Description
Fifty years of Arkansas and U.S. politics brought to life by a key participant. David Pryor's career of public service is unparalleled in Arkansas history: he has been elected state representative, congressman, governor, and, alongside Dale Bumpers, U.S. senator (1979-1997). Through it all, Pryor's curiosity, compassion, and concern for ordinary Americans draw the reader from one colorful vignette to another.
Reviews / Votes
"A gem of a book." - Steve Barnes, Syndicated Columnist"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Little Rock
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
60 photographs, index
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
621 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-935106-10-4 (9781935106104)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
David Pryor's mother, one of the the first women to seek public office in Arkansas after women achieved the right to vote, once told a family friend that her son should not enter public life because he would be too easily ""disillusioned."" Perhaps she underestimated her son - and the lessons she taught him. After nearly half a century serving Arkansas and the nation, Pryor continues to serve, now on the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Don Harrell, a childhood friend of Pryor's, was the senator's chief of staff during his years in the U.S. Senate and has recently retired as chief of external relations for TIAA-CREF in New York City, where he now resides.