Trailblazer [electronic resource] : a biography of Jerry Brown / Chuck McFadden.
McFadden, Chuck, 1937-
2013
F866.2.B732 M44 2013eb
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Title Trailblazer [electronic resource] : a biography of Jerry Brown / Chuck McFadden.
Author McFadden, Chuck, 1937-
ISBN 9780520955011 (electronic book)
9780520275638
Imprint Berkeley : University of California Press, c2013.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xiv, 230 p.) : ill.
Call Number F866.2.B732 M44 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 979.4/05092 B
Summary In this first biography of Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. in more than thirty years, Chuck McFadden explores the unique persona of one of the most idiosyncratic politicians in California history. Son of California political royalty who forged his own political style against the tumultuous backdrop of a huge, balkanized state--and shoved to and fro by complex currents--Jerry Brown plumbed his visionary impulses as well as his grandiose ambitions. McFadden traces Brown's childhood in San Francisco, his time studying for the priesthood, his unusual political career, and his romances--including a long-term relationship with singer Linda Ronstadt. He describes Brown's first two terms as governor advocating for farm workers, women and minorities, his time roaming the world in a spiritual quest, and his return to the gritty world of politics as chairman of the California Democratic Party and then mayor of Oakland. Political experts weigh in with thoughts about the remarkable 2010 campaign that saw the 72-year-old Brown winning his third term in office while being vastly outspent by Republican Meg Whitman. Concise, insightful, and enlivened by the events and personalities that colored the history of California, Trailblazer provides an intimate portrait of the pugnacious, adept politician who has bucked national trends to become a leader of one of the largest economies in the world.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction: The comeback codger
Early years : politics and religion
Going statewide : learning the ropes and hunting headlines
The big show
Romance, flip-flops, and moonbeams
Back and forth : zen and politics
The governor-turned-mayor and marriage
The remarkable election
Difficult choices
Afterword.

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