Contributions

  • Stockel, H. Henrietta, 1938- - Contributor

Publication

2000 - University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska

Language

English

Word Count

36,750 words, Guess

Page Count

147 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing4005162
  • Goodreads1318117

Classifications

  • LCCE99.C85 H284 2000

Description

"This book is the story of a Comanche woman who has become one of the most influential, inspired, and determined Native Americans in politics. LaDonna Harris was born on a Comanche allotment in southern Oklahoma in the 1930s. From her earliest years, she was immersed in a world of resistance, reform, and political action. As the wife of Senator Fred R. Harris, LaDonna was actively involved in political advising, campaigning, and networking.". "Not content to remain in the background, LaDonna became a well-known political figure in her own right, serving on the National Indian Opportunities Council as President Lyndon B. Johnson's appointee and working beside such political figures as Hubert Humphrey, Robert Kennedy, and Sargent Shriver. In 1980 she became the vice-presidential nominee for the environmentalist Citizen's Party. Her story provides a valuable American Indian insider's view of modern national political scenes."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Genres

  • Biography

Series Statement

  • American Indian lives

Other Editions

  • LaDonna Harris: a Commanche lifeUniversity of Nebraska Press2000-01-01

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