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Kamala's way : an American life  Cover Image Book Book

Kamala's way : an American life / Dan Morain.

Morain, Dan, (author.).

Summary:

A revelatory biography of the first Black woman to stand for Vice President charts how the daughter of two immigrants in segregated California became one of the most effective power players in the United States.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982175764
  • ISBN: 1982175761
  • Physical Description: viii, 257 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-257).
Formatted Contents Note:
Shyamala's daughter -- That little girl -- An education, apartheid, and a slaughter -- A taste of politics -- Setting her sights -- Becoming a boldface -- Severing heads. Figuratively. -- Officer down -- Getting "smart" on crime -- Harris and Obama -- The mad dash -- Change comes to California -- Attorney General Harris -- The relic -- Wedding bells -- The damned photos -- Mortgage meltdown -- Phenomenal women -- "Just a dude" -- Woman in a hurry -- Joe Biden gives Harris a hand -- Picking her shots -- Fighting the forever war -- "Go get 'em" -- "I intend to fight" -- Stepping onto the national stage -- The resistance -- "I'm asking the questions" -- "Yes or no" -- Harris v. Kavanaugh -- A death in the family -- "For the people" -- Timing is everything -- Dancing in the rain.
Subject: Harris, Kamala, 1964-
Vice-Presidents > United States > Biography.
Women legislators > United States > Biography.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
United States. Congress. Senate > Biography.
Women presidential candidates > United States > Biography.
Presidential candidates > United States > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Hood River County Library District.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Hood River County Library 921 HARRIS 2021 (Text) 33892100717520 Adult Non-Fiction Available -

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