Title: Becoming Wellstone : healing from tragedy and carrying on my father's legacy /
Authors: Wellstone, Paul David, 1965-
Publisher: Hazelden,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Wellstone, Paul David Influence.; Wellstone, Paul David Political and social views.; Wellstone, Paul David Family.; Wellstone, Paul David,; Mental health insurance Law and legislation United States.; Lobbying Washington (D.C.); Fathers and sons Minnesota.; Fathers Minnesota Death.; Bereavement Psychological aspects; Adjustment (Psychology)
Abstract: 'Becoming Wellstone is an insider’s look at Paul Wellstone in action, revealing the man behind the visionary leader who challenged the status quo. We move with Dave from a childhood of touch-football games, family dinners, and political rallies to a young adulthood engulfed in loss. We see this son struggle to work through tragedy and slowly regain the strength to look ahead—becoming a great leader in his own right, and championing one of his father’s great life achievements: the enactment of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act in 2008, bringing mental health and substance abuse treatment benefits to the masses."--publisher description.
Contents: Prologue: The Crash -- Growing Up Wellstone -- My Dad the Troublemaker -- Losing My Advisor and My Support Network -- Watch Out for the Eagles -- The Amigo Road House Finds Me -- Another Wellstone Goes to Washington : Lobbying for My Father's Signature Issue -- Getting the Wellstone Bill on Mental Health Passed -- Expect Setbacks and Failure on the Road to Recovery : Place Your Stone Well -- Conclusion: Carrying On My Father's Legacy, My Own Way -- Afterword / by Jim Ramstad -- Appendix: Paul Wellstone Obituary from the New York Times; Transcript of Dave Wellstone's Eulogy Given at the Memorial Service for Paul Wellstone; The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.