Hope and Hard Truth (eBook)

A Life in Texas Politics

Mary Beth Rogers (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
232 Seiten
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-1-4773-2575-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Mary Beth Rogers has led an eventful life rooted in the weeds of Texas politics, occasionally savoring a few victories-particularly the 1990 governor's race when, as campaign manager for Ann Richards, she did the impossible and put a Democratic woman in office. She also learned to absorb her losses-after all, she was a liberal feminist in America's most aggressively conservative state.Rogers s road to a political life was complex. Candidly and vulnerably, she shares both public and private memories of how she tried to maintain a rich family life with growing children and a husband with a debilitating illness. She goes on to provide an insider s account of her experiences as Richards s first chief of staff while weaving her way through the highs and lows of political intrigue and legislative maneuvering.Reflecting on her family heritage and nascent spiritual quest, Rogers discovers a reality at once sobering and invigorating: nothing is ever completely lost or completely won. It is a constant struggle to create humane public policies built on a foundation of fairness and justice particularly in her beloved Texas.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.9.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 1-4773-2575-1 / 1477325751
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4773-2575-9 / 9781477325759