Category: Biography

Copyright/published Year: 2009 by Harper

ISBN: 0061939897

Binding: hardcover

Description: On September 3, 2008 Alaska Governor and vice presidential ì nominee Sarah Palin delivered a speech at the Republican National ì Convention that electrified the nation and instantly made her one ì of the most recognizable women in the world.

As chief executive of America's largest state, she had built a ì record as a reformer who cast aside politics-as-usual and pushed ì through changes other politicians only talked about: Energy ì independence. Ethics reform. And the biggest private sector ì infrastructure project in U.S. history. And while revitalizing ì public school funding and ensuring the state met its ì responsibilities to seniors and Alaska Native populations, Palin ì also beat the political "good ol' boys club" at their own game ì and brought Big Oil to heel.

Palin wasn't a packaged and over-produced candidate. She was a ì Main Street American woman: a working mom, wife of a blue collar ì union man, and mother of five children, the eldest of whom was ì serving his country in a yearlong deployment in Iraq and the ì youngest, an infant with special needs. Palin's hometown story ì touched a populist nerve, rallying hundreds of thousands of ì ordinary Americans to the GOP ticket.

But as the campaign unfolded, Palin became a lightning rod for ì both praise and criticism. Supporters called her "refreshing" and ì "honest," a kitchen-table public servant they felt would fight ì for their interests. Opponents derided her as a wide-eyed ì Pollyanna unprepared for national leadership. But none of them ì knew the real Sarah Palin.

In this eagerly anticipated memoir, Palin paints an intimate ì portrait of growing up in the wilds of Alaska; meeting her ì lifelong love; her decision to enter politics; the importance of ì faith and family; and the unique joys and trials of life as a ì high-profile working mother. She also opens up for the first time ì about the 2008 presidential race, providing a rare, mom's-eye ì view of high-stakes national politics-from patriots dedicated to ì "Country First" to slick politicos bent on winning at any cost. ì

Going Rogue traces one ordinary citizen's extraordinary ì journey and imparts Palin's vision of a way forward for America ì and her unfailing hope in the greatest nation on earth.

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