{"product_id":"george-wallace-american-populist-paperback","title":"George Wallace: American Populist - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephan Lesher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA full-scale biography of the complex life and times of George Wallace, from rural poverty under Roosevelt to national prominence in the age of segregation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlabama Governor George Wallace captured the national spotlight in fiery opposition to civil rights as one of the last great demagogues of the Jim Crow South. That image, however, has overshadowed his other and more lasting significance--as spokesman for a tide of working-class resentment and general opposition to big, intrusive government that persists to this day. As historian Alan Brinkley wrote in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003eWallace emerges in this biography as \"the first of a new breed of protest politicians, the first to articulate themes that have no inherent racial content and that have now become a staple of American politics, having shaped every national campaign from Richard Nixon's in 1968 to Bill Clinton's and Ross Perot's in 1992.\" \u003ci\u003eGeorge Wallace\u003c\/i\u003e explores the origins of Wallace's racism, his relentless dedication to his own political advancement, the influence of his public life on the nation, and his role as the embodiment of the dark side of our nation's politics--for America made George Wallace, not the other way around. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A terrific read. \u003ci\u003eGeorge Wallace\u003c\/i\u003e is both a serious book about American politics and a good old-fashioned yarn.\"--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a correspondent for \u003ci\u003eNewsweek, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as a number of Southern dailies, \u003cb\u003eStephen Lesher\u003c\/b\u003e covered Wallace from the time of the Montgomery boycott to the end of his political career. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Coronary Event \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMedia Unbound, \u003c\/i\u003e among other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.9 x 6.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762713559328,"sku":"9780201407983","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/024406fd8f099d43cce3f3d69a5042ef.webp?v=1780224134","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/george-wallace-american-populist-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}