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Professor-politician : the biography of Alabama congressman Glen Browder / Geni Certain ; with an autobiographical essay by her subject, Glen Browder.
Van Pelt Library E840.8.B765 C47 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Certain, Geni.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Browder, Glen.
- United States. Congress. House.
- Legislators--United States--Biography.
- Legislators.
- United States.
- Political scientists--United States--Biography.
- Political scientists.
- United States. Congress. House--Biography.
- Alabama--Politics and government--1951-.
- Alabama.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Politics and government--1989-1993.
- United States--Politics and government--1993-2001.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 257 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Montgomery, Ala. : NewSouth Books, 2012.
- Summary:
- Professor-Politician challenges common depictions of politics as a constant struggle of good-versus-evil and heroes-versus-villains, with "dirty politics" usually winning. The truth is that good government can prevail in Montgomery and Washington. Journalist Geni Certain recounts Glen Browder's civic adventures as one of Alabama's prominent scholars and public officials over the past half-century. There's plenty of tough politicking here about racism, threats, bribes, George Wallace, and Bill Clinton. But essentially this is a story of practical and reform politics told by someone especially well-positioned to comment on Alabama government and American democracy. Certain interviewed knowledgeable people, researched public records, and scoured the Browder Collection at Jacksonville State University for this intriguing and inspiring biography of a civic-oriented leader. Browder himself contributes an autobiographical essay to the text.
- Geni Certain was an editor of The Anniston Star for thirteen years. She also worked as the editor-in-chief of The Daily Home in Talladega before her retirement. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- I Prologue: The Professor-Politician 3
- II Young Glen 6
- III Dr. Browder 17
- IV Into the Fire 40
- V A Reformer Takes Charge 81
- VI The National Stage 111
- VII A Blue Dog Points the Way 141
- VIII Playing Defense 162
- IX Up or Out 184
- X The Road Ahead 209.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-248) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781588382542
- 1588382540
- OCLC:
- 808684427
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