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Five Dollars and a Pork Chop Sandwich: Vote Buying and the Corruption of Democracy
A timely and nonpartisan book on voter manipulation and electoral corruption—and the importance of stimulating voter turnout and participation
Though voting rights are fundamental to American democracy, felon disfranchisement, voter identification laws, and hard-to-access polling locations with limited hours are a few of the ways voter turnout is suppressed. These methods of voter suppression are pernicious, but in Five Dollars and a Pork Chop Sandwich , Dr. Mary Frances Berry focuses on forms of corruption including vote buying, vote hauling, the abuse of absentee ballots, and other illegal practices by candidates and their middlemen, often in collusion with local election officials.
Vote buying—whether it’s for a few dollars, a beer, or a pack of cigarettes—is offered to individual citizens in order to ensure votes for a particular candidate, and Dr. Berry notes it occurs across party lines, with Republicans, Democrats, and independents all participating.
Dr. Berry shares the compelling story of Greg Malveaux, former director of Louisiana’s Vote Fraud Division, and how this “everyman” tried to clean up elections in a state notorious for corruption. Malveaux discovered virtually every type of electoral fraud during his tenure and saw firsthand how abuses occurred in local communities—from city councils to coroners’ offices. In spite of Sisyphean persistence, he found it virtually impossible to challenge the status quo. Dr. Berry reveals how this type of electoral abuse is rampant across the country and includes myriad examples from other states, including Illinois, Texas, Florida, Kentucky, and Mississippi.
Voter manipulation is rarely exposed and may be perceived as relatively innocuous, however; Dr. Berry observes that in addition to undermining basic democracy, it also leads to a profound lack of accountability and a total disconnect between politicians and their constituents, and that those in poor and minority communities are the most vulnerable. While reforming campaign finance laws are undeniably important to our democracy, being attuned to issues of structural powerlessness and poverty, and to the cycles that perpetuate them, is no less crucial.
In Five Dollars and a Pork Chop Sandwich , Dr. Berry shares specific successful voting strategies that other countries have adopted and urges creativity in rewarding people for voting. She also underscores the continued importance of grassroots education, so that citizens see voting as desirable and empowering—as a tool to help create the kind of environment they deserve.
Though voting rights are fundamental to American democracy, felon disfranchisement, voter identification laws, and hard-to-access polling locations with limited hours are a few of the ways voter turnout is suppressed. These methods of voter suppression are pernicious, but in Five Dollars and a Pork Chop Sandwich , Dr. Mary Frances Berry focuses on forms of corruption including vote buying, vote hauling, the abuse of absentee ballots, and other illegal practices by candidates and their middlemen, often in collusion with local election officials.
Vote buying—whether it’s for a few dollars, a beer, or a pack of cigarettes—is offered to individual citizens in order to ensure votes for a particular candidate, and Dr. Berry notes it occurs across party lines, with Republicans, Democrats, and independents all participating.
Dr. Berry shares the compelling story of Greg Malveaux, former director of Louisiana’s Vote Fraud Division, and how this “everyman” tried to clean up elections in a state notorious for corruption. Malveaux discovered virtually every type of electoral fraud during his tenure and saw firsthand how abuses occurred in local communities—from city councils to coroners’ offices. In spite of Sisyphean persistence, he found it virtually impossible to challenge the status quo. Dr. Berry reveals how this type of electoral abuse is rampant across the country and includes myriad examples from other states, including Illinois, Texas, Florida, Kentucky, and Mississippi.
Voter manipulation is rarely exposed and may be perceived as relatively innocuous, however; Dr. Berry observes that in addition to undermining basic democracy, it also leads to a profound lack of accountability and a total disconnect between politicians and their constituents, and that those in poor and minority communities are the most vulnerable. While reforming campaign finance laws are undeniably important to our democracy, being attuned to issues of structural powerlessness and poverty, and to the cycles that perpetuate them, is no less crucial.
In Five Dollars and a Pork Chop Sandwich , Dr. Berry shares specific successful voting strategies that other countries have adopted and urges creativity in rewarding people for voting. She also underscores the continued importance of grassroots education, so that citizens see voting as desirable and empowering—as a tool to help create the kind of environment they deserve.
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First published March 8, 2016
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September 8, 2022
I don't know when I was so disappointed in a book. Ms. Berry's account of political fraud was entirely biased and one sided. I knew she was a Democrat, but I made the mistake in assuming that, at least, she could write with some historical accuracy. Unfortunately that was not the case. For some unknown reason Ms. Berry singled out my home state of Kentucky for said fraud. It is true, however, that Kentucky has had a long, sorted history of political fraud. However, Ms. Berry failed to mention in said book that it was mostly at the hands of the Democrat Party. Kentucky was admitted to the Union in 1792; and its first governor, Isaac Shelby, was a Jeffersonian Democrat.
In fact, all of Kentucky's governors up until the mid 1830's were Jeffersonian Democrats. Ten Whigs were elected governor prior to 1861. It would not be until 1895 that Kentucky elected its first Republican governor. To date, furthermore, only nine Republicans have served as governor.
Furthermore, it was not until earlier this year, after 250 years, I might add, that Republican voter registration has surpassed that of the Democrat Party.
Also, Ms. Berry may be the victim of "Stockholm Syndrome." The oppressed is now the oppressor.
Ms. Berry is jubilant of the fact that her mother voted for Tennessee Senator Albert Gore Sr. Mr. Gore entered the House of Representatives in 1938; and he consistently voted against every single piece of Civil Rights Legislation up to date through his opposition of the 1964 Civil Rights Bill. Furthermore, every Southern Democrat Senator voted against the 1964 Civil Rights Bill. To that exception was Kentucky's two Republican Senators: John Sherman Cooper and Thruston Morton.
When then President Lyndon Johnson was signing said Bill into law in 1965, in back of him, among others, were Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr; Bobby Kennedy, and Republican Minority Leader Everette Dirksen of Illinois . Johnson offered the first pen to Senator Dirksen. Now why did Johnson do that? Because Dirksen was instrumental in persuading his fellow Senate Republicans to vote against the Southern Senate Democrats' filibuster, and to vote for said Bill. Only two Republican Senators voted nay: Barry Goldwater of Arizona and Strom Thurmond of South Carolina.
In fact, all of Kentucky's governors up until the mid 1830's were Jeffersonian Democrats. Ten Whigs were elected governor prior to 1861. It would not be until 1895 that Kentucky elected its first Republican governor. To date, furthermore, only nine Republicans have served as governor.
Furthermore, it was not until earlier this year, after 250 years, I might add, that Republican voter registration has surpassed that of the Democrat Party.
Also, Ms. Berry may be the victim of "Stockholm Syndrome." The oppressed is now the oppressor.
Ms. Berry is jubilant of the fact that her mother voted for Tennessee Senator Albert Gore Sr. Mr. Gore entered the House of Representatives in 1938; and he consistently voted against every single piece of Civil Rights Legislation up to date through his opposition of the 1964 Civil Rights Bill. Furthermore, every Southern Democrat Senator voted against the 1964 Civil Rights Bill. To that exception was Kentucky's two Republican Senators: John Sherman Cooper and Thruston Morton.
When then President Lyndon Johnson was signing said Bill into law in 1965, in back of him, among others, were Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr; Bobby Kennedy, and Republican Minority Leader Everette Dirksen of Illinois . Johnson offered the first pen to Senator Dirksen. Now why did Johnson do that? Because Dirksen was instrumental in persuading his fellow Senate Republicans to vote against the Southern Senate Democrats' filibuster, and to vote for said Bill. Only two Republican Senators voted nay: Barry Goldwater of Arizona and Strom Thurmond of South Carolina.
March 1, 2016
A well researched book on the corruption of the election process in America. The focus is primarily on the last fifty to sixty years. Much time is spent on Louisiana and Illinois (Chicago) two bastions of election shenanigans over the years. Votes buying by one means or another is a principle focus. Among other topics are voter districts, hanging chads, voter transportation and and family dynasties in small towns, I can not fault the author for not going back farther in our nation's history or for only having a brief chapter on possible solutions as I feel that the author gets to chose their own scope. That said , Dr. Berry has given us an eye opening and important document.
April 2, 2017
In Five Dollars and a Pork Chop Sandwich Mary Frances Berry examines the more prevalent but less addressed issue of vote buying and manipulation rather than the rare but more rhetorically used idea of individual voter fraud. Make no mistake, this is a big part of the problem we in America find ourselves in with this current puppet government.
As opposed to the periodic case of voter fraud where an individual attempts to vote twice or votes under the name of a deceased person still on the rolls, Berry addresses the systemic problem of organized and organizational influencing of election outcomes through systemic voter suppression or voter manipulation. These are not, as one reviewer tried to imply, mostly in small towns and counties. These are statewide and thus nationwide and are driven by party politics in our current climate, not simply powerful families in backroad towns.
The history of the practice makes particularly compelling reading as much for the realization that this was both considered "business as usual" and perfectly okay as for the fact that, while it is more broadly frowned upon openly, it is still a large part of party politics today. Instead of giving some people a short-term benefit (a few dollars or a meal) in exchange for a "freely" given vote many of these voters are given no benefit, short term or long, because of gerrymandering and/or disenfranchisement through laws and rules that are next to impossible for many of them to meet. In other words, it is still a systemic problem, still affects those at the margins of the socioeconomic scale disproportionately and is still, in a more hushed tone, considered "business as usual."
The extended example in the book that best illustrates this is the story of Greg Malveaux and his attempt to clean up at least the voter fraud aspect of Louisiana's corrupt political environment. But as long as those in office attained their positions through questionable, at best, methods it will remain difficult to make things better. And those suffering are also the ones being blamed for society's ills and demonized for attempting to make the system fair.
I would recommend this to anyone interested in the larger picture of voter fraud and the systemic aspects of it rather than the scapegoating aspects we see and hear from the politicians. This is a well-researched and thorough examination and, while well written and quite accessible to all, is designed to present facts rather than simply stir emotions, so will be less appealing to those who just want to be told who to blame, since blame and responsibility spreads far and wide.
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
As opposed to the periodic case of voter fraud where an individual attempts to vote twice or votes under the name of a deceased person still on the rolls, Berry addresses the systemic problem of organized and organizational influencing of election outcomes through systemic voter suppression or voter manipulation. These are not, as one reviewer tried to imply, mostly in small towns and counties. These are statewide and thus nationwide and are driven by party politics in our current climate, not simply powerful families in backroad towns.
The history of the practice makes particularly compelling reading as much for the realization that this was both considered "business as usual" and perfectly okay as for the fact that, while it is more broadly frowned upon openly, it is still a large part of party politics today. Instead of giving some people a short-term benefit (a few dollars or a meal) in exchange for a "freely" given vote many of these voters are given no benefit, short term or long, because of gerrymandering and/or disenfranchisement through laws and rules that are next to impossible for many of them to meet. In other words, it is still a systemic problem, still affects those at the margins of the socioeconomic scale disproportionately and is still, in a more hushed tone, considered "business as usual."
The extended example in the book that best illustrates this is the story of Greg Malveaux and his attempt to clean up at least the voter fraud aspect of Louisiana's corrupt political environment. But as long as those in office attained their positions through questionable, at best, methods it will remain difficult to make things better. And those suffering are also the ones being blamed for society's ills and demonized for attempting to make the system fair.
I would recommend this to anyone interested in the larger picture of voter fraud and the systemic aspects of it rather than the scapegoating aspects we see and hear from the politicians. This is a well-researched and thorough examination and, while well written and quite accessible to all, is designed to present facts rather than simply stir emotions, so will be less appealing to those who just want to be told who to blame, since blame and responsibility spreads far and wide.
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
May 25, 2016
Started this book in the backdrop of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elections 2016 and the news about large scale cash for votes allegations. 105 crore Indian Rupees (1.05 billion Indian Rupees) kept for distribution to voters was said to have been seized by authorities, one of the highest in Indian election history. Election in 2 constituencies were postponed amid allegation of industrial scale voter buying. It was predictable that when the final results came the vanquished teamed up to accuse the winner of successfully buying voters, while in reality it was a free for all based on Darwin's theory.
Like many of us I was also under the impression that these malpractices were rampant only in India, some even unique to our polity. Five Dollars and a Pork Chop Sandwich illustrates that there is little difference between the two largest democracies in the world when it comes to electoral malpractices. In fact the older (modern) democracy has a more illustrious and colorful history.
A brilliantly researched and a very well compiled book about the corruption of electoral democracy in the USA. One could find parallels between the US and India be it dynastic politics, impersonation / absentee voting, vote buying or brazen intimidation.
What impressed me more is the conclusions section that lists out practices from Alaska and Australia that are aimed at reducing the electoral malpractices. The Australian practice of making election "The celebration of democracy" where the voters converge in the booths to socialize, down a few beers, have a cake or a sausage sounds particularly impressive and had me thinking as to why we in India can't replicate it (we can probably leave the beer out, but still have the celebration). We can have the many marketers, the FMCG ones give little bouquets of gratitude to the voters, all centrally coordinated by the Election Commission. I am sure we can think of better ideas to reduce the malpractices and also increase voter turnout.
So much to learn and so much to take out makes this book one interesting package. It is most recommended to anyone who is interested in knowing more about the mechanics and working of darker side of electoral politics.
Like many of us I was also under the impression that these malpractices were rampant only in India, some even unique to our polity. Five Dollars and a Pork Chop Sandwich illustrates that there is little difference between the two largest democracies in the world when it comes to electoral malpractices. In fact the older (modern) democracy has a more illustrious and colorful history.
A brilliantly researched and a very well compiled book about the corruption of electoral democracy in the USA. One could find parallels between the US and India be it dynastic politics, impersonation / absentee voting, vote buying or brazen intimidation.
What impressed me more is the conclusions section that lists out practices from Alaska and Australia that are aimed at reducing the electoral malpractices. The Australian practice of making election "The celebration of democracy" where the voters converge in the booths to socialize, down a few beers, have a cake or a sausage sounds particularly impressive and had me thinking as to why we in India can't replicate it (we can probably leave the beer out, but still have the celebration). We can have the many marketers, the FMCG ones give little bouquets of gratitude to the voters, all centrally coordinated by the Election Commission. I am sure we can think of better ideas to reduce the malpractices and also increase voter turnout.
So much to learn and so much to take out makes this book one interesting package. It is most recommended to anyone who is interested in knowing more about the mechanics and working of darker side of electoral politics.
May 17, 2017
This is a somewhat odd book. The first half is great. Berry takes a granular look at election corruption in Louisiana. She examines a couple of parishes in great detail, examining the dirty tricks, criminal activity, and good old boy networks which allowed White's to maintain control over all levers of power, in the face of a majority Black population, which enjoyed expanded rights under the federal voting rights acts. This half of the book I,found fascinating, and easily deserving of five stars.
However, having done such a thorough job discussing Louisiana, Berry then proceeds to cover forty years of alleged corruption in Chicago politics in about ten pages. In doing so, she lumps together such different phenomena as a precinct captain ignoring voters altogether and just running the same ballot through the counter 200 times, and pin stripe patronage where Mayors have privatized public services, selling to politically connected companies. Some,of these are illegal, some not, and why that is would have made a fascinating discussion. Sadly, it is a discussion wholly absent from this book.
Having run roughshod over forty years of complex history in Chicago, she then bounces all over the country, discussing such disparate issues as unfettered campaign contributions, voter suppression, mandatory voting proposals, and paying people to hand out campaign literature on Election Day....without delving into any of them, devoting a page or two to each, and thus suggesting (I think falsely) that they are all equally objectionable.
In sum, the detailed examination of the mechanisms used to maintain white power are well worth reading the book. I just wish she had taken the opportunity to compare Louisiana's history of vote fraud with other types of more subtle corruption in a more thoughtful, nuanced way.
However, having done such a thorough job discussing Louisiana, Berry then proceeds to cover forty years of alleged corruption in Chicago politics in about ten pages. In doing so, she lumps together such different phenomena as a precinct captain ignoring voters altogether and just running the same ballot through the counter 200 times, and pin stripe patronage where Mayors have privatized public services, selling to politically connected companies. Some,of these are illegal, some not, and why that is would have made a fascinating discussion. Sadly, it is a discussion wholly absent from this book.
Having run roughshod over forty years of complex history in Chicago, she then bounces all over the country, discussing such disparate issues as unfettered campaign contributions, voter suppression, mandatory voting proposals, and paying people to hand out campaign literature on Election Day....without delving into any of them, devoting a page or two to each, and thus suggesting (I think falsely) that they are all equally objectionable.
In sum, the detailed examination of the mechanisms used to maintain white power are well worth reading the book. I just wish she had taken the opportunity to compare Louisiana's history of vote fraud with other types of more subtle corruption in a more thoughtful, nuanced way.
August 29, 2022
Berry, Mary Frances. Five Dollars and a Pork Chop Sandwich: Vote Buying and the Corruption of Democracy. Beacon Press, 2016.
Berry is a highly respected historian and past Chair of The Civil Rights Commission. There is something for Americans of every political stripe to enjoy and absorb in her study of the integrity of our electoral process. Republicans will perk up at her oft-repeated assertion that absentee ballots are most often the source of vote tampering in elections nationwide. Democrats will rejoice at her conclusion that a national standard for elections, such as HR 1, S1, the For The People Act, now before Congress, is required to fight suppression of the votes of the most vulnerable of our citizens. Initially, I thought she would only discuss vote buying in Louisiana, but eventually she looked at problems in Chicago, Kentucky, and Florida.
She identified states that had the worst records with corruption in their elections, and states that had the best records. Personally, I wanted more chapters on states from coast to coast. After the trauma our country experienced on January 6, 2021, and the various attempts by states to suppress voting following the 2020 elections, her study is more important than ever. I hope there is more extensive coverage of her findings in some publication of the Civil Rights Commission, and that Congress will put its findings to good use.
This review is not an endorsement of amazon.com or any business owned by Jeff Bezos. Books for my reviews were checked out from a public library, purchased from a local brick-and-mortar book shop, or ordered from my favorite website for rare and out-of-print books.
Berry is a highly respected historian and past Chair of The Civil Rights Commission. There is something for Americans of every political stripe to enjoy and absorb in her study of the integrity of our electoral process. Republicans will perk up at her oft-repeated assertion that absentee ballots are most often the source of vote tampering in elections nationwide. Democrats will rejoice at her conclusion that a national standard for elections, such as HR 1, S1, the For The People Act, now before Congress, is required to fight suppression of the votes of the most vulnerable of our citizens. Initially, I thought she would only discuss vote buying in Louisiana, but eventually she looked at problems in Chicago, Kentucky, and Florida.
She identified states that had the worst records with corruption in their elections, and states that had the best records. Personally, I wanted more chapters on states from coast to coast. After the trauma our country experienced on January 6, 2021, and the various attempts by states to suppress voting following the 2020 elections, her study is more important than ever. I hope there is more extensive coverage of her findings in some publication of the Civil Rights Commission, and that Congress will put its findings to good use.
This review is not an endorsement of amazon.com or any business owned by Jeff Bezos. Books for my reviews were checked out from a public library, purchased from a local brick-and-mortar book shop, or ordered from my favorite website for rare and out-of-print books.
March 17, 2017
Voters Apathy and Profiteers
This is a well-documented look at voter fraud cases in Louisiana, Illinois, Texas, Florida, Kentucky, and Mississippi. This is not about the one off individuals voting in the wrong location or a felon voting when right to vote removed. This is about systematic collusion between candidates, election officials, and prosecutors to deny certain classes, races, or political party members a voice. Louisiana was an interesting case with paying the poorest of poor five dollars to vote for a certain candidate, using redistricting to diminish the black voters impact on election outcomes, sending publics inspectors to intimidate opponents to stop holding elections at all. Besides extensive chapter notes, an index is provided. The author mentions several ways to combat election fraud but one of the most powerful is voter education. Besides knowing where to vote, the educated voters is aware of the issues, candidates, and voter registration requirements. Another way is making sure the legal system works whether it is at the local, state, or federal level. This includes both prosecution of violations and fair and impartial laws. Finally, there needs to be accountability from every eligible voter to elected officials and law enforcement.
LibraryThing Early Reviewers Giveaway randomly chose me to receive this book free from the publisher. Although encouraged, I was under no obligation to write a review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
This is a well-documented look at voter fraud cases in Louisiana, Illinois, Texas, Florida, Kentucky, and Mississippi. This is not about the one off individuals voting in the wrong location or a felon voting when right to vote removed. This is about systematic collusion between candidates, election officials, and prosecutors to deny certain classes, races, or political party members a voice. Louisiana was an interesting case with paying the poorest of poor five dollars to vote for a certain candidate, using redistricting to diminish the black voters impact on election outcomes, sending publics inspectors to intimidate opponents to stop holding elections at all. Besides extensive chapter notes, an index is provided. The author mentions several ways to combat election fraud but one of the most powerful is voter education. Besides knowing where to vote, the educated voters is aware of the issues, candidates, and voter registration requirements. Another way is making sure the legal system works whether it is at the local, state, or federal level. This includes both prosecution of violations and fair and impartial laws. Finally, there needs to be accountability from every eligible voter to elected officials and law enforcement.
LibraryThing Early Reviewers Giveaway randomly chose me to receive this book free from the publisher. Although encouraged, I was under no obligation to write a review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
January 31, 2016
Dr. Berry has done a great service for us to study the many ways that vote fraud can be used by both parties. Votes are bought for as little as a pork copy sandwich and a couple of bucks. Don't believe that this is the way we really want our democracy to work. She has studied fraud in various places and even gives us help at the end of the book about how to work towards eliminating fraud. If the judges, sheriffs, and poll people are all voted in by the same people they have little interest in checking on each other or especially taking them to trial. Very interesting.
J. Robert Ewbank author 'John Wesley, Natural Man, and the Isms" "Wesley's Wars" "To Whom It May Concern" and "Tell Me ABout the United Methodist Church"
J. Robert Ewbank author 'John Wesley, Natural Man, and the Isms" "Wesley's Wars" "To Whom It May Concern" and "Tell Me ABout the United Methodist Church"
January 21, 2016
Dr. Berry provides a look into the intriguing and infuriating world of vote buying, albeit mostly in Louisiana. The Bayou State provides the majority of the examples in the 150 pages of stories, with Berry showing a non-partisan look at all of the shenanigans pointing out criminal activity on both sides of the objectors. There are brief chapters dealing with Chicago and the 2000 election in Florida and there are probably many other examples she could have used.
Free review copy.
Free review copy.
March 6, 2018
Largely a book about vote buying and local politicians taking advantage of the poor; seems like business as usual.
January 28, 2016
Well, I think this book is exactly what it is advertised as...it follows/details the author's research into vote buying, abuse of absentee ballots, what's come to really be routine fraud at the ballot box....& why it's so hard to fix the problem. I thought it would be an appropriate & timely read, this being an election year....but even with that, it still reads much like a research report, like a text book.....altho there's probably only so much you can do with this subject matter! I do think the author made it as readable as possible....& packed in a lot of info in a relatively short book! And I must admit to having learned something from reading it, so that's good....
I must also acknowledge that I received a free copy of this book, awarded to me in a goodreads giveaway program, in return for a fair & honest review.
I must also acknowledge that I received a free copy of this book, awarded to me in a goodreads giveaway program, in return for a fair & honest review.
April 17, 2017
If you are looking for a reasoned, objective history of electoral disenfranchisement in America, then sadly you've come to the wrong place. Creative, principled solutions offering fairness and an equal opportunity to participate in the democratic process? Nope. However, if you're wanted to binge on tried and true dogma, seasoned with irrelevant patronizing cheap shots, then Dr. Mary Frances Berry's "Five and a Pork Chop Sandwich: Vote Buying and the Corruption of Democracy" is going to make you happier than a bag of Bar-B-Q pork rines. I hate the TV show Duck Dynasty, but for the life of me, I can't see even the remotest connection between the show and Dr. Berry's subject. However, since she includes her disdain in the book, and it's one of the very few things she and I agree on, I appreciate her providing the platform to add my own dislike for Louisianna's latest contribution to Amercian culture.
April 18, 2017
Dr. Berry presents a fascinating array of stories in this book. Many would be nearly comical if they weren't examples of terribly corrupt elections. Having worked as a precinct official in elections both local and general, it was interesting to find some parallels between my experiences and those chronicled by Dr. Berry.
The book is well documented and researched, and thoroughly compelling, with a call to action at the end which is (forgive the cliché) more important now than ever.
I received this book as part of LibraryThing's Early Reviewers program.
The book is well documented and researched, and thoroughly compelling, with a call to action at the end which is (forgive the cliché) more important now than ever.
I received this book as part of LibraryThing's Early Reviewers program.
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