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Title: HOW THE RURAL POOR GOT POWER
NARRATIVE OF A GRASS-ROOTS ORGANIZER
By: Paul Wellstone
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0816643830
ISBN 13: 9780816643837
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Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS
Pub. date: 28 August, 2003
Pages: 248
Description: Focusing on the years before he became a senator, this narrative features interviews with citizens and shows Wellstone observing and participating in the ideals to which he devoted his life: helping poor people to gain a political voice.
Synopsis: Wellstone's first book, published in 1978 when he was a professor at Carleton College in MN. Describes Wellstone's grassroots work with OBRC (Organization for a Better Rice Country) which helped poor people gain a political voice to get better health and welfare benefits.
Publication: US
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
Returns: Returnable
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