Advise and Dissent: Memoirs of an Ex-Senator

by James G. Abourezk

Book Overview

Advise and Dissent is the personal odyssey of James Abourezk, from his coming of age as the son of Lebanese immigrants in South Dakota, through his hardscrabble days as a farmhand, bartender, bouncer, and cook, to his entrance into and voluntary exit from the U.S. Senate. His is a quintessentially American story that entertains as it challenges the thinking of our nation.

Abourezk refused to compromise his beliefs. He championed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080324858X
• ISBN13: 9780803248588
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"