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Dominguez Roy <1954->
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Valor [[electronic resource] ] : the American odyssey of Roy Dominguez / / Rogelio "Roy" Dominguez as told to James B. Lane ; foreword by Evan Bayh
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Pubblicazione: | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina: | 616.85/6 |
Soggetto topico: | Guillain-Barré syndrome - Patients - Indiana |
Lawyers - Indiana | |
Soggetto geografico: | Indiana Officials and employees Biography |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di contenuto: | Roots -- Growing up -- Teen years -- Work and college -- State trooper and law student -- Advances and setbacks -- Evan Bayh and statewide office -- 1990's political campaigns -- Becoming Lake County sheriff -- Triumph and tragedy -- Second term -- Dreaming big -- Conclusion: core values. |
Sommario/riassunto: | The son of Hispanic immigrants, Rogelio ""Roy"" Dominguez grew up in gang-plagued Gary, Indiana. With strong family support, he managed to beat the odds, graduating with distinction from Indiana University, finishing law school after a rough start, and maturing into a successful attorney and officeholder. Yet there was more in store for Roy. Ready to start a family and embark on a career as a deputy prosecutor, he was stricken with Guillain-Barré syndrome. How he coped with and eventually overcame this debilitating affliction is a compelling part of his story. The experience steeled him to |
Titolo autorizzato: | Valor ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-280-69658-3 |
9786613673541 | |
0-253-00595-7 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910790375303321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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