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Author Breitweiser, Kristen.

Title Wake-up call : the political education of a 9/11 widow / Kristen Breitweiser.

Publication Info. New York : Warner Books, 2006.

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 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  973.931 BREITWEISER    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  BIOG. BREITWEISER, K.    Storage
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  973.931 BRE    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  973.931 BRE    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  B BREITWEISER, KRISTEN    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  973.931 B74    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  973.931 BREITWEISER    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  973.931 BRE    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Non Fiction  973.931 BREITWEISER    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  973.931 BR    Check Shelf
Edition 1st ed.
Description 287 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents A Love Affair That Almost Never Happened -- From Wife to Widow -- The Widowmobile -- The Fight for the Commission -- The Commission -- The Mystery in Footnote 44 -- He didn't have us at hello -- Your Right Arm Returns -- The Dumpster -- Where to Go; What to Do? -- The Hereinafter -- Afterword: A Letter to Ann Coulter.
Summary A happy young suburban mother and housewife, Breitweiser saw her world shattered by terrorism--and, with no husband by her side or father for her child, found the courage and strength not only to build a new life, but to become one of the country's most outspoken activists and harshest critics of the current administration. A former Republican, Breitweiser, along with three other 9/11 widows (known to the media as "The Jersey Girls"), fought tirelessly for the creation of the 9/11 Commission, in spite of strong opposition from Bush, Cheney, Rice, and other top government officials. While describing her journey, Breitweiser discloses eye-opening information about mistakes made prior to the 9/11 attacks, cover-ups discovered during her campaign for the 9/11 Commission, surprising encounters with some of the country's most powerful officials, and unsettling facts about present-day national security.--From publisher description.
Subject Breitweiser, Kristen.
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States.
Breitweiser, Kristen. (OCoLC)fst01639598
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States. (OCoLC)fst00773250
September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) (OCoLC)fst01112794
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Personal narratives.
Widows -- New Jersey -- Biography.
Terrorism victims' families -- New Jersey.
Terrorism victims' families. (OCoLC)fst01148159
Widows. (OCoLC)fst01174951
New Jersey. (OCoLC)fst01208379
Elfter September.
Verbrechensopfer.
Witwe.
Politisches Engagement.
Terrorism victims' families -- New Jersey.
Widows -- New Jersey -- Biography.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Personal narratives.
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States.
Breitweiser, Kristen.
Chronological Term 2001
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Personal narratives. (OCoLC)fst01423843
ISBN 0446579327
9780446579322
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