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David Crow

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David Crow is the author of the award-winning memoir The Pale-Faced Lie.

David spent his early years on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona and New Mexico. Through grit, resilience, and a thirst for learning, he escaped his abusive childhood, graduated from college, and built a successful lobbying firm in Washington, DC. Today, he is a mentor, speaker, and advocate for women and children. He donates a percentage of his royalties from The Pale-Faced Lie to Barrett House, a homeless shelter for women in Albuquerque.

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David Crow Jennifer, thank you for asking. First I had to unlearn many terrible habits my father drummed into me. For instance, revenge isn't justice. Sometimes,…moreJennifer, thank you for asking. First I had to unlearn many terrible habits my father drummed into me. For instance, revenge isn't justice. Sometimes, you need to walk away from a hot head, meaning you aren't one yourself. I also observed my angels listed in the book and found that every one of them possessed empathy, kindness, sympathy and interest in other people. Slowly I learned to emulate the people I admired, but it was a long, slow process fraught with many mistakes. Over time, I learned to treat people the way I wanted to be treated. And my Navajo friends were the best examples of people who would be justified carrying a big grudge, but they never did. Very powerful example.

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The Pale-Faced Lie

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The Girl Who Dared to Defy: Jane Street and the Rebel Maids of Denver The Girl Who Dared to Defy: Jane Street and the Rebel Maids of Denver by Jane Little Botkin

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Jane Little Botkin has written a profound and deeply personal book about the extraordinary class struggle for women's rights in the wake of the Ludlow coal-mining massacre, a dark stain on the American conscience. While Mother Jones and others get credit for fighting the battles fo Read more of this blog post »
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“No tie is as strong as family, making it the hardest one to break.”
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“Be careful whenever everything is given to you,” Mr. Ashcroft said. “Because then you’ll be totally beholden to your masters.”
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“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will. Believe in yourself. Never quit.”
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“After running from pursuers a good part of my life, I was used to hiding in the shadows. But now, I was trying to save myself from the ultimate bully, my murderous father.”
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“No tie is as strong as family, making it the hardest one to break.”
David Crow, The Pale-Faced Lie

“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will. Believe in yourself. Never quit.”
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“You can choose your friends but you sho' can't choose your family, an' they're still kin to you no matter whether you acknowledge 'em or not, and it makes you look right silly when you don't.”
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