Spent several hours today going through microfilmed newspaper accounts of Pell's decision in 1960 to run for the U.S. Senate. He had never sought any political office, and he found himself in a bruising primary against two established R.I. pols. A fascinating year for him. Unconventionally colorful campaign tactics and a smear campaign against him, the "millionaire." hard on the eyes, I must say, these dusty old microfilms.
So I was working.
Working is also the title of the book, A VERY DIFFERENT SENATOR -- it's the working title for now, but I must say I do like it.
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The Life and Times of Senator Claiborne Pell.
A biography of the legendary and long-serving U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell, of Newport, Rhode Island, father of the Pell Grant program and many other initiatives. A book by G. Wayne Miller, published in October 2011 by University Press of New England. Visit the book site.
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