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1 online resource (1 audio file (4hr., 30 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Garrison Keillor. |
| Summary |
In his inimitable style, Keillor draws on a lifetime of experience amongst the hardworking, God-fearing people of the Midwest and pays homage to the common code of civic necessities that arose from the left: Protect the social compact. Defend the powerless. Maintain government as a necessary force for good. As Keillor tells it, these are articles of faith that are being attacked by hard-ass Republican tax cutters who believe that human misery is a Dickensian fiction. In a blend of nostalgic reminiscence, humorous meditation, and articulate ire, Keillor asserts the value of his boyhood, the values of Lake Wobegon, that do not square with the ugly narcissistic agenda at work in the country today. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Democracy -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government.
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Keillor, Garrison.
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Radio broadcasters -- United States -- Biography.
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Democratic Party (U.S.)
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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
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United States -- Economic policy.
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United States -- Social policy.
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Minnesota -- Social conditions.
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Audiobooks.
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Keillor, Garrison.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781598879636 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1598879634 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11418143 |
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