Recipient of Grace (ePub)
My Incredible Journey from Hunnewell, Mo to Deputy Librarian & Chief Operating Officer, Library of Congress
(Sprache: Englisch)
Scotts Recipient of Grace is as American as apple pie with an African American flavor. His story spans racial segregation in the 1930s to the election of President Barack Obama in the Twenty First Century. He begins his story as a poor black youth in the...
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Scotts Recipient of Grace is as American as apple pie with an African American flavor. His story spans racial segregation in the 1930s to the election of President Barack Obama in the Twenty First Century. He begins his story as a poor black youth in the border state of MO and concludes his incredible journey in Washington, D.C. as the Chief Operating Officer, Library of Congress. In between, Dons journey as a soldier in the US Army is richly told and includes the undercurrent of racial tensions in Vietnam and throughout his efforts to remain competitive for schooling and promotions in his 30 year army career. What appears to be the end of a successful army career as a Brigadier General is the beginning of a Cinderella like post military adventure. His surprise appointment by Maynard Jackson (deceased) as the Chief of Staff, Atlanta City Government, selection and appointment by President Bill Clinton as the founding director of AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps, and rigorous pursuit by a national search team that won his appointment as the Deputy Librarian help explain the reasons behind the title, Recipient of Grace.
Autoren-Porträt von Donald L. Scott
Recipient of Grace is a recollection of my life story guided by the sayings of my parents as I recalled events and circumstance from my early years in Northeastern Missouri until my retirement from the Library of Congress, January 1, 2007. My dad's quote above, needs no interpretation, but my mother's use of the phrase, "A trick untried is hard to justify" would often come after hearing me or one of my siblings speculate about what our lives would be like if we didn't live in Hunnewell or if we had lots of money. My interpretation of her phrase is that there is no profit in second guessing what your life choices would be if you were born into a different set of circumstances because you can never be sure of what the outcome might be. I am humbled, amazed and thankful that my story justifies pursuit of the American dream.
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- Autor: Donald L. Scott
- 2015, 324 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Xlibris US
- ISBN-10: 1503565114
- ISBN-13: 9781503565111
- Erscheinungsdatum: 30.04.2015
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