Sarah Palin: A Biography
By (Author) Carolyn Kraemer Cooper
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Greenwood Press
2nd November 2010
United States
General
Non Fiction
History of the Americas
Politics and government
973.932092
Hardback
168
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
907g
This objective, well-researched biography tells the story of the woman whose meteoric rise to the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidacy made history. Sarah Palin: A Biography offers a candid yet unbiased look at the charismatic politician who became the first female nominee on a Republican national presidential ticket. Covering her early childhood, her high school and college years, her ascendancy from the two-term mayor of Wasilla to the Alaskan governorship, the 2008 McCain/Palin campaign, and her position as potential 2012 Republican party standard bearer, Sarah Palin looks at the crucial life experiences that brought Governor Palin to the forefront of American politics. Going beyond the caricatures and politically motivated portraits, it offers a compelling story of remarkable achievement over numerous obstacles, of a modern frontier woman whose politics reflect the unmistakable influences of family, faith, and hard work.
Carolyn Kraemer Cooper, MA, teaches college English at Marist College in the Hudson Valley of New York State.