As early as 1980, when he contacted a literary agent, Pell was interested in a biography -- or autobiography -- of him. Several subsequent attempts fell through. Ironic that the book is finally being written, without him to read it. Family members and former staff all agree that he would have enjoyed reading the story of his life. After all, as we have previously reported on this blog, he wrote what was likely the first draft of his story when he was all of 13 years old.
Note Pell's degree of self-awareness about his quirky side, which co-existed with his pride in achievement: ''My personality and approach are a bit oddball, but nevertheless have survived in this very real and rough world of politics for four Senate terms, the last of which I won by 75 percent of the vote.''
Image courtesy of Special Collections, University of Rhode Island Library.
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