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Fireweed: A Political Autobiography

Tells a story of moral courage and commitment to social change with a novelist's skill and a historian's command of context. This memoir focuses on the formative experiences that made the author an activist for social justice before her academic career began. It presents her life in the context of the major historical events of the 20th century.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 408 pages

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