{"product_id":"desk-88-9781250758101","title":"Desk 88","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSince his election to the U.S. Senate in 2006, Ohio's Sherrod Brown has sat on the Senate floor at a mahogany desk with a proud history. In \u003ci\u003eDesk 88,\u003c\/i\u003e he tells the story of eight of the Senators who were there before him. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps the most imaginative book to emerge from the Senate since Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts produced \u003ci\u003eProfiles in Courage.\u003c\/i\u003e David M. Shribman, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite their flaws and frequent setbacks, each made a decisive contribution to the creation of a more just America. They range from Hugo Black, who helped to lift millions of American workers out of poverty, to Robert F. Kennedy, whose eyes were opened by an undernourished Mississippi child and who then spent the rest of his life afflicting the comfortable. Brown revives forgotten figures such as Idaho's Glen Taylor, a singing cowboy who taught himself economics and stood up to segregationists, and offers new insights into George McGovern, who fou\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528953733463,"sku":"9781250758101","price":16.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250758101.jpg?v=1731873695","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/desk-88-9781250758101","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}