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Nelson Robert <1967-> |
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Old Money, New West : Fife Symington and the Uniquely American Landscapes That Made Him, Broke Him, and Made Him Anew / / Robert Nelson and Jack L. August, Jr. ; foreword by Bill Clinton |
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Fort Worth, Texas : , : TCU Press, , [2021] |
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1 online resource (489 pages) |
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Politics and government |
Governors |
Governors - Arizona |
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Arizona |
Arizona Politics and government 1951- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface and Thanksgiving -- Prologue -- Chapter 1: The Star-Spangled Lineage -- Chapter 2: Monkeys and Mondo Trasho -- Chapter 3: "Symington is a fascist!" at Harvard -- Chapter 4: War -- Chapter 5: A Second-Class City -- Chapter 6: How to Get Ahead in Business -- Chapter 7: A World-Class City -- Chapter 8: How to Get Ahead in Politics -- Chapter 9: Boom Time with a Time Bomb -- Chapter 10: Decisions, Decisions -- Chapter 11: Debacle and Depression -- Chapter 12: The Race Is On -- Chapter 13: "Same Old Ev" -- Chapter 14: A Blur of Plurality -- Chapter 15: One More Time -- Chapter 16: The Rookie -- Chapter 17: On a Roll -- Chapter 18: The Devil Is Allegedly in the Details -- Chapter 19: A Tale of Two 1992s -- Chapter 20: Big Budget Feud -- Chapter 21: Back in the Black -- Chapter 22: A Right Turn? -- Chapter 23: The Mercado -- Chapter 24: The Bully Pulpit -- Chapter 25: The Problem with Polls -- Chapter 26: The Big Swing -- Chapter 27: Contract with Arizona -- Chapter 28: A Bad Fall -- Chapter 29: Blood in the Water -- Chapter |
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30: Tough Guy -- Chapter 31: "Who is this guy?" -- Chapter 32: Space Invaders -- Chapter 33: Pre-Trial Diversions -- Chapter 34: "Arizona's Trial of the Century" -- Chapter 35: Dog Days and End Times -- Chapter 36: Hard Times -- Chapter 37: The Waiting Game -- Chapter 38: New Hope and 8.25 an Hour -- Chapter 39: The Remaining Legal Issues -- Chapter 40: The Foodie -- Chapter 41: "You Couldn't Make This Stuff Up" -- Chapter 42: Reefer Sensibleness -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index. |
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"By 1994, Arizona Governor Fife Symington was arguably the hottest young star in the Republican Party-a lively, articulate voice for a new breed of culturally moderate conservatives perfectly positioned for a US Senate run and perhaps a shot at the presidency in 2000. Instead, earlier decisions and mistakes he made as his real estate empire collapsed amid the Savings and Loan Crisis would torpedo his political career, bankrupt him, and place him at the doorstep of federal prison. Then a new century-along with a preemptive presidential pardon from President Bill Clinton-brought new hope and opportunities as well as international fame in the world of UFO research. While unique, Symington's story is also an American story. Born into one of the wealthiest families in America, Symington could have hunkered down in old-money leisure. Instead, he left the country to fight in Southeast Asia and then, like millions of Americans before him, went to make his name amid yet another real estate boom in the American West. He brought his old-school conservative fiscal philosophies with him, but soon found himself at war with the cultural conservatives within his own party, particularly on issues of immigration and the environment. Symington was an early pioneer in successfully navigating what is now an existential threat for moderates in the Republican Party: how to govern with conservative-leaning values without kowtowing to the worst instincts of the radicalized, nativist right"-- |
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