Grounded : a senator's lessons on winning back rural America / Jon Tester ; with Aaron Murphy.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063029194 (large print : paperback)
- ISBN: 0063029197 (large print : paperback)
- Physical Description: viii, 646 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Harper Large Print edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-646). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Grit, glue, and a meat grinder -- Pickin' rock -- 24 notes -- Falling down, marrying up, taking over -- A slow-burning fuse -- Preservers of the past -- A Peterbilt and a Prius -- My one-eared dog -- More zeroes -- A farmer's guide to the US Senate -- When we need the government ... and when we don't -- Sleeping over a volcano -- The maverick -- "Khaihawana punk" and other game changers -- Holes in soles -- Whistleblowers within -- How to pronounce "Montana" -- Epilogue: Gone the sun. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | LT B T345 2020 (Text) | 33126024458352 | Large Print Biography | Available | - |
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"An inspiring and eye-opening memoir showing how Democrats can reconnect with rural and red state voters from Montana's three-term Democratic senator"-- - HARPERCOLL
An inspiring and eye-opening memoir showing how Democrats can reconnect with rural and red-state voters, from Montanaâs three-term democratic senator
Senator Jon Tester is a rare voice in Congress. He is the only United States senator who manages a full-time job outside of the Senateâas a farmer. But what has really come to distinguish Tester in the Senate is his commitment to accountability, his ability to stand up to Donald Trump, and his success in, time and again, winning red state voters back to the Democratic Party.Â
In Grounded, Tester shares his early life, his rise in the Democratic party, his vision for helping rural America, and his strategies for reaching red state voters. Leaning deeply into lessons on the value of authenticity and hard work that he learned growing up on his familyâs 1,800-acre farm near the small town of Big Sandy, Montanaâthe same farm he continues to work today with his wife, SharlaâTester has made his political career a testament to crossing the divides of class and geography. The media and Democrats too often discount rural people as Trump supporters; Tester knows better. His voice is vital to the public discourse as we seek to understand the issues that are important to rural and working-class America in not just the 2020 election but also for years to come.Â
A heartfelt and inspiring memoir from a courageous voice, Grounded shows us that the biggest threat to our democracy isnât a president who has no moral compass. Itâs politicians who donât understand the value of accountability and hard work. Tester demonstrates that if American democracy is to survive, we must put our trust in the values that keep us grounded.