Shortest Way Home - One mayor's challenge and a model for America's future

Zusatztext Endearing ... might just restore your optimism Informationen zum Autor Pete Buttigieg is the former two-term mayor of South Bend and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. A Rhodes scholar and U.S. Navy veteran, Buttigieg, whose first book, Shortest Way Home, became a New York Times best-seller, was educated at Harvard and Oxford. He currently serves as the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, based in Washington, D.C. He lives with his husband, Chasten Buttigieg, and their two dogs. Klappentext The autobiography of South Bend mayor and Democratic nomination for 2020 hopeful Pete Buttigieg, who brought about revitalisation in South Bend upon attaining the office prior to middle age, also serving as a naval officer while simultaneously active as mayor, and furthermore coming out during his time in office. Vorwort 'The best American political biography since Obama's Dreams from My Father' Guardian NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A mayor's inspirational story of a Midwest city that has become nothing less than a blueprint for the future of American renewal. Zusammenfassung 'The best American political biography since Obama's Dreams from My Father' GuardianNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA mayor's inspirational story of a Midwest city that has become nothing less than a blueprint for the future of American renewal.

Product details

• Authors: Pete Buttigieg, Peter Buttigieg
• Publisher: John Murray
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781529304121
• ISBN: 978-1-5293-0412-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 234 mm x 36 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Local, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Of specific Gay interest, Political leaders and leadership, Regional, state and other local government