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My mother's courage and six months of hardship
A narrator recalls a poverty haunted by Spartan dignity and a mother's fearless resolve. Through a childhood of struggle in a midwestern town, he witnesses political corruption, moral tests, and the lure of power as he contemplates a future in law and public life. The piece ends with a teaser of a political prize offered by a local boss.
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Norance
Sudge Granby
Tyes
Rand
Jackson County
Pulaski
Ald
Burbank
High Seas
Onis
Betty
Mother
Dominick
Nepinnge