Frank : a life in politics from the Great Society to same-sex marriage

Frank, Barney 1940- (author.).

Summary: "The candid political memoir of Barney Frank, former House Representative from Massachusetts ... and a pioneering, openly gay politician"--

Item details

ISBN: 9780374280307 (hbk.)
ISBN: 0374280304 (hbk.)
ISBN: 9780374711429 (ebk.)
Physical Description: print
387 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

From Bayonne to Boston -- City Hall -- Beacon Hill -- The Congressman -- Coming out -- The true story of Don't Ask Don't Tell -- Welcome to an earmark -- Defending Clinton -- The unnecessary crisis -- Reforming Wall Street -- Triumphs, setbacks, and love -- Appendix 1. Who did what on suprime lending and regulating Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac -- Appendix 2. Conservative support for subprime loans to minority and very low-income people before the economic crisis.

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