JOHN ENGLER: The Man, The Leader, The Legacy ~ Michigan s 46th Governor ~SIGNED COPY~

Whitney, Gleaves

ISBN 10: 1585361275 / ISBN 13: 9781585361274

Published by Chelsea MI. 2002. Sleeping Bear Press., 2002

About this Item

black hardbound 8vo. ~ 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking(except for Engler s inscription) , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition so. first printing ( # 1 in # line). SIGNED with an incription by John Engler. 421p. b&w photo illustrations. (list of people mentioned) "who s who". biography. american history. history of michigan. politics. ~ Who is John Engler? One of America's most powerful governors . An advisor to presidents . A kingmaker in the GOP . And ~ never far beneath the surface ~ the son of a humble cattle feeder from Michigan's stump country. John Engler rose fast to become one of the greatest Success stories in recent American politics. He never lost an election in his 32 years in office. Yet the public never got to know the intensely private man beneath the hard~edged politician. This book ~ based on interviews with more than 150 people, including two US. presidents ~ reveals the character of the inner man. Many of the stories in these pages have never been in print. Readers will learn about the college paper he wrote, brashly laying out how he'd become the youngest representative in state history. They will see how he knocked off three incumbents before his 30th birthday to earn the nickname ''John the Giant Killer." They will discover the canny way he became Senate leader by the age of 35. They will see the determination with which he pursued the governor's office, pulling off one of the biggest upsets in Michigan history They will read new accounts of the controversies once he was in office. Readers will also see the private side of Engler: how he wooed his future wife Michelle, the impact of the birth of their triplet daughters, the grief of losing his father. To render a vivid and balanced portrait of Engler, historian Gleaves Whitney interviewed Republicans and Democrats, liberals and conservatives, family and friends. The resulting work ~ a documentary biography~ is the indispensable starting point for all future research about Engler the man and leader.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: JOHN ENGLER: The Man, The Leader, The Legacy ~ Michigan s 46th Governor ~SIGNED COPY~
• Publisher: Chelsea MI. 2002. Sleeping Bear Press.
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585361275
• ISBN 13: 9781585361274
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)