And I Haven't Had a Bad Day Since: From the Streets of Harlem to the Halls of Congress
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In this inspiring and often humorous memoir, Charles Rangel, the outspoken Democratic congressman from Harlem--now the chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee--tells about his early years on Lenox Avenue, being awarded a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for wounds sustained in a horrific Korean War battle (the last bad day of his life, he says), and his many years in Congress.A charming, natural storyteller, Rangel recalls growing up in Harlem, where from the age of nine he always had at least one job, including selling the legendary Adam Clayton Powell's newspaper; his group of streetwise sophisticates who called themselves Les Garçons; and his time in law school--his decison to attend was made as much to win his grandfather's approval as to establish a career. He recounts as well his life in New York politics during the 1960s and yhe grueling civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery.The New York Times - Eric AltermanCharlie Rangel's memoir…is mercifully short on laundry lists, but long on sass and spirit…And I Haven't Had a Bad Day Since brims with brio…Rangel's racially based, clubhouse style of politics may not appeal to everyone—including this reviewer. (A resident of his district, I left my ballot for congressman blank in the last election.) But as a politician/raconteur with a hell of a tale to tell, he sure has my vote.
Preface ixIntroduction xviiMy Beginnings-Family Roots Through Junior High School 1Les Garcons 23Korea (September 1948-June 1952) 52Sergeant Rangel 79Harlem Lawyer 111Encountering Adam 148Rangel (D-N.Y.) 167Into the Leadership 203Chairman in Waiting 227Political Epilogue 254Personal Epilogue 272Index 279
