American Woman: Lost and Found in Oklahoma

By Pam Fleischaker

These words of advice from well-meaning friends echoed hope as Pam Fleischaker, a political and media consultant based in Washington, D.C., prepared to move to Oklahoma City in 1981. So began a journey for one American woman working to meet the challenges of juggling a career, a family, a passion for politics and a heart for the underdog.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966146018
• ISBN13: 9780966146011
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Full Circle Pr
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

This collection of essays is a gem!

Pam Fleischaker writes with the savvy of an insider and the compassion of an outsider. Whether she is writing about her own typically tortured adolescence, which included not being asked to the high school prom, the challenge and joys of mothering teenagers, or Oklahoma's conservative political climate, her clarity and sharp wit are cutting-edge. These essays are engaging slices of life, most of which address themes with which we can all identify, naming issues with which many of us struggle. They are fun to read, accessible and touching.

Funny, entertaining and insightful

This collection of essays is a thoroughyl engrossing read. MS. Fleischaker's observations of family and raising children are funny and poignant, and you don't have to share the author's decidedly leftist politics to appreciate her insight and passion. This is definitely worth checking out, especially if you live in (or are from) the Southwest.