California Rising The Life and Times of Pat Brown

Name: California Rising The Life and Times of Pat Brown
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ISBN: 9780520248281

ISBN-10: 0520248287

ISBN-13: 9780520248281

Edition: 2005

Authors: Ethan Rarick

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It is now commonplace to say that the future happens first in California, and this book, the first biography of legendary governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, tells the story of the pivotal era when that idea became a reality. Set against the riveting historical landscape of the late fifties and sixties, the book offers astute insights into history as well a fascinating glimpse of those who charted its course--including Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy, and the Brown family dynasty. Ethan Rarick mines an impressive array of untapped sources--such as Pat Brown's diary and love letters to his wife--to tell the unforgettable story of a true mover-and-shaker within his fascinating and turbulent…

Book details

List price: $28.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 4/26/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 536
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.606
Language: English



Prologue



Rising



Go-getters



A New Religion



The Chairs of Politics



Waiting



Victory



Building



The Big Wallop



All These Students



Anguish



Cigar Smoke



Building a River



"By God, I Can Beat That Son of a Bitch"



Falling



Race and Politics



Rejection



Berkeley



Watts



Tired Old Governor



Dynasty


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index