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Feb 12, 2019 · In chronicling two once-unthinkable stories—that of an Afghanistan veteran who came out and found love and acceptance, all while in office, and that of a revitalized Rust Belt city no longer regarded as “flyover country”—Buttigieg provides a new vision for America’s shortest way home.
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Where Buttigieg fails is in the promise of the second half of his title 'a model for America's future'. America's future is more than the sum of economic Mid-Western revival and Buttigieg fails to scale up his learning as mayor to a vision of national benefit.
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- Peter Buttigieg
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Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future: Buttigieg, Pete: 9781631496653: Books - Amazon.ca
With soaring prose that celebrates a resurgent American Midwest, Shortest Way Home narrates the heroic transformation of a “dying city” ( Newsweek ) into nothing less than a shining model of urban reinvention.
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Buttigieg, mayor and native of South Bend, Ind., manifests a decent, positive, and reflective presence in this upbeat and readable memoir, which follows a career path that recently landed him on...
In chronicling two once-unthinkable stories—that of an Afghanistan veteran who came out and found love and acceptance, all while in office, and that of a revitalized Rust Belt city no longer regarded as “flyover country”—Buttigieg provides a new vision for America’s shortest way home.
- Hardcover
- Pete Buttigieg
Featuring a new introduction and a “Back Home” afterword, Shortest Way Home is Pete Buttigieg’s inspirational story that challenges our perception of the typical American politician. The meteoric rise of the mayor of a small Midwest city, who defied every pundit’s odds with his electrifying run for the presidency, created one of the ...
- Kindle Edition
- Pete Buttigieg
