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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2019 autobiography by Pete Buttigieg}}<br />
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{{Infobox book<br />
| name = Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future<br />
| image = Shortest Way Home (Pete Buttigieg).png<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = First edition cover<br />
| author = [[Pete Buttigieg]]<br />
| audio_read_by = Pete Buttigieg<br />
| cover_artist = <br />
| country = United States<br />
| language = English<br />
| subject = <br />
| genre = [[Autobiography]]<br />
| publisher = [[W.W. Norton/Liveright|Liveright]]<br />
| pub_date = 12 February 2019<br />
| media_type = Print (hardcover)<br />
| pages = 352<br />
| isbn = 978-1-63149-436-9<br />
| dewey = 977.2/89044092 B<br />
| congress = F534.S7 B87 2019<br />
}}<br />
{{Pete Buttigieg series}}<br />
'''''Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future''''' is an [[autobiography]] by [[Pete Buttigieg]], the [[Mayor]] of [[South Bend, Indiana]] from 2012 to 2020. The book was first published by [[Liveright Publishing]] in 2019.<br />
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On July 8, 2020, Buttigieg announced the release of his next book, entitled ''[[Trust: America's Best Chance]]'', a study of accountability, breakdowns in national confidence, and means of confronting the coming decade's challenges.<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
''Shortest Way Home'' describes the life of Pete Buttigieg, his path to becoming the mayor of his hometown, [[South Bend, Indiana]], and the actions and decisions he has made during his time in office. South Bend is portrayed as a city which had experienced its peak when manufacturers such as [[Studebaker]] and [[South Bend Watch Company]] were based in it. Buttigieg notes how these companies had failed to embrace changes which could have helped them survive; for example, the South Bend Watch Company continued to produce [[Pocket watch|pocket watches]] for over a decade after wristwatches had become the dominant style. As a result, following the closing of the Studebaker plant in the early 1960s the city had begun a long decline, resulting in a shrinking population and decline in the number of younger residents. Notably, South Bend was included in a 2011 ''[[Newsweek]]'' list of American dying cities.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/americas-dying-cities-66873|title=America's Dying Cities|date=2011-01-21|work=Newsweek|access-date=2019-11-19}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
The book has been reviewed in publications including ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'', ''[[Publishers Weekly]], and [[Current Affairs (magazine)|Current Affairs]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/03/all-about-pete|title=All About Pete ❧ Current Affairs|last=Robinson|first=Nathan J.|website=Current Affairs|language=en|access-date=2019-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/books/review/pete-buttigieg-shortest-way-home.html|title=A Memoir From the Young, Gay Mayor of South Bend Running for President|first=Adam|last=Nagourney|date=January 24, 2019|work=New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/17/shortest-way-home-review-pete-buttigieg-president|title=Shortest Way Home review: Pete Buttigieg as president in waiting|first=Charles|last=Kaiser|date=March 17, 2019|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Can a Midwestern mayor prove he’s ready for the presidency?|last=Dionne|first=E. J.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/can-a-midwestern-mayor-prove-hes-ready-for-the-presidency/2019/02/28/08c9e8da-33b5-11e9-854a-7a14d7fec96a_story.html|work=Washington Post|date=February 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/pete-buttigieg/shortest-way-home/ |title=Shortest Way Home by Pete Buttigieg |date=October 23, 2018 |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-63149-436-9 |title=Nonfiction Book Review: Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future by Pete Buttigieg |date=October 29, 2018 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Pete Buttigieg]]<br />
[[Category:2019 non-fiction books]]<br />
[[Category:Political autobiographies]]<br />
[[Category:American autobiographies]]<br />
[[Category:Boni & Liveright books]]<br />
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