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Author:

Conroy, Scott.

Title:

Sarah from Alaska : the sudden rise and brutal education of a new conservative superstar / Scott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

PublicAffairs,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

301 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Palin, Sarah,--1964-
Women governors--Alaska--Biography.
Women politicians--Alaska--Biography.
Vice-Presidential candidates--Alaska--Biography.
Presidents--United States--Election--2008.

Other Authors:

Walshe, Shushannah.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-292) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: Lights out -- Frozen paths -- Seeing red -- Honeymoon in Juneau -- Sharp elbows -- Plucked -- The Iron Curtain -- Taking the reins -- The final limp -- Can't let go -- Only in Alaska -- Alaska outgrown -- The next chapter.

Summary:

Reveals in riveting detail how Palin's vice presidential campaign became as dysfunctional as it was secretive, explores the circumstances behind her triumphs and baffling missteps, and provides new context for understanding her values, her political successes in Alaska, and her abrupt resignation from the governorship.

ISBN:

1586487884 (hardcover) :
9781586487881 (hardcover) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)303031458

LCCN:

2009032659

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

YKPE532 -- Anamosa Library & Learning Center (Anamosa)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

FAPA397 -- Bagley Public Library (Bagley) — 973.93 CON

MNPB553 -- Bancroft Public Library (Bancroft)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

SPPE104 -- Independence Public Library (Independence)

OTAX626 -- Wilcox Library (Oskaloosa)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)