Against the tide : one woman's political struggle / Harriet Keyserling.

In 1944, when Harriet Keyserling arrived in the small South Carolina town of Beaufort, she found herself in an environment foreign to her. Coming to Beaufort with her husband - a native son and local physician - she was a liberal northerner in the conservative South and a Jew in a predominantly Chri...

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Online Access:Electronic book from JSTOR
Main Author: Keyserling, Harriet, 1922-2010.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:Columbia, S.C : University of South Carolina Press, ©1998.
Series:Understanding contemporary American literature Understanding Jack Kerouac
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Summary:In 1944, when Harriet Keyserling arrived in the small South Carolina town of Beaufort, she found herself in an environment foreign to her. Coming to Beaufort with her husband - a native son and local physician - she was a liberal northerner in the conservative South and a Jew in a predominantly Christian world. These religious and political differences only intensified her feelings of being an outsider - a thread that would run through much of her life and career. Against the Tide traces, in Keyserling's own words, her journey into the world of "good ol' boy" Southern politics and her labors to reform the political system in South Carolina. It is the story of a woman who arrived a Yankee liberal and became an effective eight-term legislator in the South Carolina House of Representatives. She served for sixteen years then retired in 1992, when the rancor and partisanship of the legislature became intolerable for her. Against the Tide describes the intensely personal journey of an unconventional politician struggling for self-confidence, overcoming odds, and making a lasting difference. At a time when the political tide is again turning, Harriet Keyserling proves that one person can effect change in spite of overwhelming obstacles
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 388 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:9781643361208
1643361201
1423745051
9781423745051
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