{"product_id":"a-school-of-their-own-michael-p-gross-9781971030029","title":"A School of Their Own","description":"\u003cp\u003e As an Ivy League student in the 1960s, Michael Gross's optimistic perception of America was shattered. When appalling social inequality became immediate for him - first in the Deep South and later in the Navajo Nation - it struck a nerve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his first case as a cub lawyer at a War-on-Poverty legal services office in Window Rock, Arizona, Gross was assigned to file a lawsuit to reopen a high school in Ramah, New Mexico. He would spend the next fifty years helping tribes achieve self-governance, a dream they chased through centuries of betrayal by the U.S. government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the son of Holocaust survivors who forged an unlikely alliance with his Native clients: to educate their children, preserve their culture and language, and adapt to political and economic realities on their own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eA School of Their Own\u003c\/em\u003e is a vivid and important account of Mike Gross's remarkable half-century mission fighting for Navajo legal rights...full of fascinating and poignant stories, unforgettable portraits, and historic legal victories overcoming the dark legacy of boarding schools and forced assimilation.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eDouglas Preston\u003c\/strong\u003e, #1 New York Times bestselling author\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A must-read for anyone curious about how the national tragedy of Native American boarding schools and forced assimilation came to a screeching halt, thanks to the people who ushered in the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eBobbie Greene Kilberg\u003c\/strong\u003e, former White House Fellow and President Emeritus, Northern Virginia Technology Council\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael P. Gross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1971030023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781971030029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Green Fire Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d","brand":"Michael P. Gross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450496790783,"sku":"9781971030029","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_936936c3-cb91-40b1-bf2c-d610c63667da.jpg?v=1777268068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-school-of-their-own-michael-p-gross-9781971030029","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}