Walking with the Wind. A Memoir of the Movement.

LEWIS, John. [Janet Reno].

Item Number: 125032

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.

First edition of Congressman Lewis’ pivotal account of the Civil Rights movement that transformed America; inscribed by him to Janet Reno as Attorney General of the United States. Octavo, original half cloth with 16 pages of black-and-white photographic illustrations. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Janet Reno, My good friend Thank you for all of your good work. You are a great defender of Justice. With faith and hope, keep your Eyes on the Prize. Best Wishes, John Lewis 7-25-2000.” The recipient, American lawyer Janet Reno, served Attorney General of the United States from 1993 until 2001. President Bill Clinton nominated Reno on February 11, 1993, and the Senate confirmed her the following month. She was the first woman to serve as Attorney General and the second-longest serving Attorney General in U.S. history, after William Wirt. Reno’s tenure saw the capture and conviction of Ted Kaczynski, the capture and conviction of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols for the Oklahoma bombing, and the armed seizure of six-year-old Elián González. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow. Jacket photograph by Danny Lyon. Written with Michael D’Orso. An exceptional association.

In Walking with the Wind, Congressman John Lewis "evokes, with simplicity and passion, how the 1960s transformed the United States… In this powerful memoir (written with Michael D'Orso), Lewis provides a compelling account… rooted in his own history" (New York Times). "No other elected official in America embodies the grand legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., more than John Lewis. In other words, he is a national treasure" (Cornell West). "The brutal beatings he took at the Selma bridge, the Montgomery bus terminal and dozens of historic conflicts are vividly captured in Walking with the Wind" (Morris Dees, Southern Poverty Law Center). Widely heralded on publication, Lewis' dramatic memoir continues to stand as "the definitive account of the Civil Rights movement" (Washington Post).