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This deeply moving story chronicles the tenacity and vision that carried Carl Elliott from the hills of northwest Alabama to eight distinguished terms in the United States House of Representatives. The life story of Carl Elliott is full of humour and wry wisdom and explains how he made his way across a stage as big as America.

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"This is a stirring account of a life that counts." - Bill Moyers "The Cost of Courage is a fine and absorbing memoir that captures the turbulent emotions surrounding the passage of the modern civil rights act." - Kirkus Reviews"

The Cost of Courage The Journey of an American

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      Book Synopsis
      This deeply moving story chronicles the tenacity and vision that carried Carl Elliott from the hills of northwest Alabama to eight distinguished terms in the United States House of Representatives. The life story of Carl Elliott is full of humour and wry wisdom and explains how he made his way across a stage as big as America.

      Trade Review
      "This is a stirring account of a life that counts." - Bill Moyers "The Cost of Courage is a fine and absorbing memoir that captures the turbulent emotions surrounding the passage of the modern civil rights act." - Kirkus Reviews"

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