And I haven't had a bad day since

Description:

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. Charles Rangel is one of a kind, and this is the story of how he became the celebrated person and politician he is today.--From publisher description.

subjects: Politics and government,  African American Personal narratives,  Legislators,  Open Library Staff Picks,  United States,  African American legislators,  United States. Congress. House,  African Americans,  Biography,  Korean War, 1950-1953,  United states, congress, house, biography,  Legislators, united states,  African americans, politics and government,  Korean war, 1950-1953, personal narratives, american,  United states, politics and government, 1945-1989,  United states, politics and government, 1989-,  New york (n.y.), biography,  Korean war, 1950-1953, personal narratives,  United states, politics and government, 1945-1953

People: Charles B. Rangel

Places: United States,  New York (N.Y.),  Harlem (New York, N.Y.)

Times: 1989-,  20th century,  1945-1989