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Author Dominguez, Roy, 1954- author

Title Valor : the American odyssey of Roy Dominguez / Rogelio "Roy" Dominguez as told to James B. Lane ; foreword by Evan Bayh
Published Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 271 pages) : illustrations, portraits
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Summary The son of Hispanic immigrants, Rogelio "Roy" Dominguez grew up in gang-plagued Gary, Indiana. With strong family support, he managed to beat the odds, graduating with distinction from Indiana University, finishing law school after a rough start, and maturing into a successful attorney and officeholder. Yet there was more in store for Roy. Ready to start a family and embark on a career as a deputy prosecutor, he was stricken with Guillain-Barré syndrome. How he coped with and eventually overcame this debilitating affliction is a compelling part of his story. The experience steeled him to meet
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
Subject Dominguez, Roy, 1954-
Dominguez, Roy, 1954-
Guillain-Barré syndrome -- Patients -- Indiana -- Biography
Lawyers -- Indiana -- Biography
PSYCHOLOGY -- Neuropsychology.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Medical.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political.
Employees
Guillain-Barré syndrome -- Patients
Lawyers
Indiana -- Officials and employees -- Biography
Indiana
Genre/Form autobiographies (literary genre)
Autobiographies
Biographies
Autobiographies.
Autobiographies.
Form Electronic book
Author Lane, James B., author
Bayh, Evan, author of foreword
LC no. 2011047320
ISBN 0253005957
9780253005953
1280696583
9781280696589
9786613673541
6613673544