Growing up in Waterville -- Brunswick, Berlin, and Washington -- A party's progress -- A political baptism -- Inside the Democratic Party -- The big time -- A rare opportunity -- From the bar to the bench -- The senate -- Redemption -- Outside the Beltway -- The senator and the colonel -- The year of two elections -- Taking it to the top -- The bedrock of government -- Environment in the balance -- World view -- What ails the patient -- Senator from Maine -- Twilight -- A peace that passes understanding -- The unending conflict -- The world of profit -- Pastimes -- Legacy
Summary
Seasoned journalist Douglas Rooks gives us a thoughtful and highly readable look at George Mitchell and his public work. While the book traces his personal life, it is primarily a political biography, exploring his time in the Senate as well as his public work before and after his elected terms.Compiled from extensive interviews with Mitchell as well as staffers and others who've known and worked with him, it is as much an exploration of American politics at a time when politics could actually be said to have ""worked, "" as it is about a man whose vision and ideals have helped shape the world
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Includes index
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