An Unlikely Journey : Waking up from My American Dream by Julian Castro (2018, …. Condition is "Brand New".
Julian Castro, 2020 Presidential candidate, keynote speaker at the
2012 DNC, and former San Antonio mayor and Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development, tells his remarkable and inspiring life story.
In the spirit of a young Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father
comes a candid and compelling memoir about race and poverty in America.
In many ways, there was no reason Julian Castro would have been
expected to be a success. Born to unmarried parents in a
poverty-stricken neighborhood of a struggling city, his prospects of
escaping his circumstance seemed bleak.
But he and his twin
brother Joaquin had something going for them: their mother. A former
political activist, she provided the launch pad for what would become an
astonishing ascent. Julian and Joaquin would go on to attend Stanford
and Harvard before entering politics at the ripe age of 26. Soon after,
Joaquin become a state representative and Julian was elected mayor of
San Antonio, a city he helped revitalize and transform into one of the
country's leading economies.
His success in Texas propelled him
onto the national stage, where he was the keynote speaker at the 2012
DNC -- the same spot President Obama held three conventions prior -- and
then to Washington D.C. where he served as the Obama Administration's
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
After being
shortlisted as a potential running mate for Hillary Clinton, he became a
2020 Presidential candidate. Julian Castro's story not only affirms the
American dream, but also resonates with millions, who in an age of
political cynicism and hardening hearts are searching for a new hero. No
matter one's politics, this book is the transcendent story of a
resilient family and the unlikely journey of an emerging national icon.