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Wake-up call : the political education of a 9/11 widow
- Title
- Wake-up call : the political education of a 9/11 widow / Kristen Breitweiser.
- Author
- Breitweiser, Kristen.
- Publication
- New York : Warner Books, 2006.
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- Description
- 287 p., [16] p. of plates : ill; 24 cm.
- Summary
- A happy young suburban mother and housewife, Breitweiser saw her world shattered by terrorism--and, with no husband by her side or father for her child, found the courage and strength not only to build a new life, but to become one of the country's most outspoken activists and harshest critics of the current administration. A former Republican, Breitweiser, along with three other 9/11 widows (known to the media as "The Jersey Girls"), fought tirelessly for the creation of the 9/11 Commission, in spite of strong opposition from Bush, Cheney, Rice, and other top government officials. While describing her journey, Breitweiser discloses eye-opening information about mistakes made prior to the 9/11 attacks, cover-ups discovered during her campaign for the 9/11 Commission, surprising encounters with some of the country's most powerful officials, and unsettling facts about present-day national security.--From publisher description.
- Subjects
- Contents
- A Love Affair That Almost Never Happened -- From Wife to Widow -- The Widowmobile -- The Fight for the Commission -- The Commission -- The Mystery in Footnote 44 -- He didn't have us at hello -- Your Right Arm Returns -- The Dumpster -- Where to Go; What to Do? -- The Hereinafter -- Afterword: A Letter to Ann Coulter.
- Call Number
- JFE 06-12555
- ISBN
- 0446579327
- LCCN
- 2006010593
- 9780446579322
- OCLC
- 65538063
- Author
- Breitweiser, Kristen.
- Title
- Wake-up call : the political education of a 9/11 widow / Kristen Breitweiser.
- Imprint
- New York : Warner Books, 2006.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
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- Other Standard Identifier
- 9780446579322
- Research Call Number
- JFE 06-12555