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Peace mom : a mother's journey through heartache to activism
- Title
- Peace mom : a mother's journey through heartache to activism / Cindy Sheehan.
- Author
- Sheehan, Cindy.
- Publication
- New York : Atria Books, 2006.
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- Publisher description
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| Text | Request in advance | DS79.76 .S533 2006 | Off-site | |
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- Description
- xii, 242 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "On April 4, 2004, Cindy Sheehan learned that Casey, the eldest of her four children, had been killed in Iraq, where he was serving in the United States Army. After struggling through crippling grief for three weeks, she came to an epiphany: "I will spend my life trying to make Casey's sacrifice count for peace and love, not killing and hate."" "Peace Mom is the story of Cindy's journey to activism. She recounts the dark days following Casey's death, when it seemed her life would never have meaning again. She tells of her June 2004 meeting with President Bush, and how that encounter ultimately set her on a path that would take her to hearings in the Capitol, test old friendships and family ties, and culminate outside Crawford, Texas, in a monthlong peace action that would draw thousands of supporters and worldwide attention." "Here are the stories Cindy has never shared before about her own experiences at the center of a media firestorm, the life-altering events that were sparked by her simple act of defiance one hot August day in Texas. Through days of rage, despair, laughter, and tears, Cindy has found ways to celebrate the life of her son Casey and give meaning to his death."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Sheehan, Cindy
- Sheehan, Casey Austin, 1979-2004
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Casualties
- Bush, George W (George Walker), 1946-
- Mothers of war casualties > United States > Biography
- Women pacifists > United States > Biography
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Protest movements > United States
- Pacifists > United States > Biography
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-242).
- ISBN
- 0743297911
- LCCN
- 2006050095
- 9780743297912
- OCLC
- OCM70775777
- SCSB-5278742
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries