Hamilton Jordan was a whip-smart advisor, a great writer, and someone with whom I shared a warm and candid friendship. He witnessed the formation of the civil rights agenda in real time and made it a personal mission to break down racial barriers in hiring staff in the Governor's office and the White House. Hamilton's reflections on his Southern heritage are honest, witty, and as important now as ever before. -- Dr. Andrew Young, former Georgia Congressman and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations We owe Hamilton Jordan and his determined, rebellious spirit a standing ovation that reaches the top of Stone Mountain and beyond. Instead of producing a tome on foreign policy, as he was expected to do, he saw his days were numbered and instead produced this mesmerizing memoir of his Georgia years. This is a delightful and inspiring coming-of-age story brimming with funny anecdotes, family mysteries, and political intrigue, but it is much more than one raconteurs personal report of how the scales fell from his eyes. Through Hamiltons stories of his maturation, it is possible, finally, to trace the evolution of a species--the white, southern male--from the muck of Jim Crowism to the embrace of the progressive spirit that is the Souths salvation. -- Hank Klibanoff * author of The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation * A fine glimpse into the evolution in Washington political history. * Publishers Weekly * A wonderful book, and a wonderful set of stories, put together by the daughter of a man who was very involved in American politics, doing a lot of reflecting. -- Judy Woodruff * PBS Newshour * Your dad was great. This book is great. It`s a great story. -- Chris Matthews * Hardball with Chris Matthews *
