Twelve Years and Thirteen Days: Remembering Paul and Sheila Wellstone by Gydesen, Terry

Twelve Years and Thirteen Days: Remembering Paul and Sheila Wellstone (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780816644285)

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Twelve Years and Thirteen Days: Remembering Paul and Sheila Wellstone by Gydesen, Terry

Twelve Years and Thirteen Days: Remembering Paul and Sheila Wellstone

$24.95
Twelve Years and Thirteen Days: Remembering Paul and Sheila Wellstone by Gydesen, Terry

Twelve Years and Thirteen Days: Remembering Paul and Sheila Wellstone

$24.95
Format: Paperback
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A moving tribute to Minnesota's most committed political couple

Senator Paul Wellstone is remembered for his infectious enthusiasm and his ardent devotion to helping all people gain a voice in American politics. In a remarkable collection of more than seventy photographs, Terry Gydesen captures the energy and passion that Wellstone brought to his work as he met people on the street, spoke at union halls and colleges, and rallied volunteers at campaign headquarters. She accompanied Wellstone and his wife Sheila on the now-famous refurbished green school bus as they traveled throughout Minnesota delivering his populist message and effectively building grassroots support during his campaigns for the U.S. Senate in 1990 and 1996. She photographed the honest grief and outpouring of affection as thousands of Minnesotans openly mourned the untimely deaths of Paul, Sheila, their daughter Marcia, and three staff workers in a plane crash just thirteen days before the 2002 election. Finally, Gydesen documented Walter Mondale's brief but remarkable campaign, as well as the disappointment in his defeat.

Essays by Walter F. Mondale and Jeff Blodgett, Wellstone's former student and longtime campaign manager, complement the photographs with personal reminiscences of the Wellstones as political colleagues and friends.

Twelve Years and Thirteen Days commemorates the Wellstones's commitment to social and economic justice and will be an inspiration to those throughout the country who share their values. To further honor their memory, a portion of author royalties from the sale of this book will benefit Wellstone Action!, a nonprofit organization dedicated to continuing Paul and Sheila's fight for progressive change.



Author: Terry Gydesen
ISBN-10: 0816644284
ISBN-13: 9780816644285
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2003
Pages: 83
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.10h x 10.08w x 0.59d
By Terry Gydesen
By Terry Gydesen
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Terry Gydesen is a documentary photographer whose passion for covering political campaigns began in 1988 when she was commissioned as Jesse Jackson's staff photographer during his presidential campaign. Her work has been published in many newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, Newsweek, Washington Post, Boston Globe, People, Ms., and Mpls.St.Paul.

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