{"product_id":"welcome-to-capitol-hill-fifty-years-of-scandal-in-tennessee-politics-paperback","title":"Welcome to Capitol Hill: Fifty Years of Scandal in Tennessee Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoel Ebert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eErik Schelzig\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBill Haslam\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Tennessee has a rich history of political scandals dating back to the founding of the state, the last fifty years have been a confusing, confounding, and sometimes ludicrous period of ne'er-do-welling. \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Capitol Hill\u003c\/i\u003e is a guide to the state's modern history of corruption. From Governor Ray Blanton's pardon scandals to the FBI investigation that started with now lieutenant governor Randy McNally wearing a wire in the late 1980s to the sexual misconduct that plagues Tennessee politics, this book chronicles it all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Veteran political reporters Joel Ebert and Erik Schelzig draw from interviews, archival documents, and never-before-seen federal investigative files to provide readers with a handy resource about the wrongdoings of our elected officials.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoel Ebert\u003c\/b\u003e joined the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics in 2021 after nearly a decade of reporting on state legislatures and government, including for the \u003ci\u003eCapital Journal\u003c\/i\u003e in Pierre, South Dakota, the \u003ci\u003eCharleston Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eCharleston Gazette-Mail\u003c\/i\u003e in West Virginia, and \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Line\u003c\/i\u003e in Illinois. After joining the \u003ci\u003eTennessean\u003c\/i\u003e in 2016, Ebert reported on serial sexual harassment allegations against then-Rep. Jeremy Durham that ultimately resulted in his ouster from the House, broke several developments in the scandal leading to Rep. Glen Casada becoming the first House speaker to fail to complete his full term in 126 years, and launched a political podcast, \u003ci\u003eGrand Divisions. \u003c\/i\u003eEbert earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eErik Schelzig\u003c\/b\u003e was named the editor of the \u003ci\u003eTennessee Journal \u003c\/i\u003ein 2018 after twelve years as an Associated Press statehouse correspondent in Nashville, where he chronicled the state's changeover from Democratic to Republican control. He previously worked for the wire service in West Virginia and Florida, where he covered governor's races won by Joe Manchin and Jeb Bush. Schelzig started his career with the Center for Public Integrity's International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and later spent a year in Germany covering the aftermath of the 9\/11 terrorist attacks as a visiting reporter for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eand the news magazine \u003ci\u003eDer Spiegel. \u003c\/i\u003eSchelzig has a master's degree in political science from George Washington University.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758999339296,"sku":"9780826505859","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/48d30b3ced3be560ec53ae75e235a517.webp?v=1780140784","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/welcome-to-capitol-hill-fifty-years-of-scandal-in-tennessee-politics-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}