LEADER 02724nam 2200529 450 001 9910798233703321 005 20170919200421.0 010 $a1-60893-398-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000635989 035 $a(EBL)4503395 035 $a(OCoLC)944957867 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001648180 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16417467 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001648180 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14971313 035 $a(PQKB)11489202 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16422251 035 $a(PQKB)22473387 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4503395 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000635989 100 $a20160310d2016 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aStatesman $eGeorge Mitchell and the art of the possible /$fDouglas Rooks 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cDown East Books,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (591 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-60893-397-0 327 $aGrowing 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. 330 $aSeasoned 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. 606 $aLegislators$zUnited States$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1981-1989 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1989-1993 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1993-2001 615 0$aLegislators 676 $a328.73/092 700 $aRooks$b Douglas$f1953-$01553931 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798233703321 996 $aStatesman$93814805 997 $aUNINA