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South Dakota governor Kristi Noem tells her rough and tumble story of growing up on a ranch and how a blessed life of true grit taught her how to lead
We dont complain about things Kristi We fix them Taking her fathers words to heart South Dakotas first woman governor Kristi Noem shares heartfelt and heartbreaking lessons on making things right in the world from her childhood on a farm in the vastness of rural America to the marbled halls of Congress to the national spotlight amid a global pandemic
From humorous barnyard battles with feisty cattle and rodeo horses to the tragic and untimely death of her largerthanlife father to her decision to her decision to return and run the farm and ranch with her family Noem invites readers into a life defined by work faith and helping others Noems reflections are offered in the familiar unvarnished voice of a woman who later defied Washingtons most powerful politicians and led the people of her small hardscrabble state through natural disasters the pain of a global pandemic and the fear and turmoil that gripped the nation after
While filled with plenty of candid observations and refreshingly frank assessments of the countrys leading figures the memoirs most powerful moments nevertheless come from honest glimpses into marriage motherhood and leadership in an unpredictable time
Far from a book about politicsNot My First Rodeois the story of a life lived so far with characters as richly textured as the Black Hills and reflections as gentle and powerful as America itself
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