LEADER 03972nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910815710003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-35852-9 010 $a9786612358524 010 $a0-520-93984-0 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520939844 035 $a(CKB)1000000000799992 035 $a(EBL)470971 035 $a(OCoLC)609850119 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000290730 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11214666 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000290730 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10230707 035 $a(PQKB)10145901 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470971 035 $a(OCoLC)816343028 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30694 035 $a(DE-B1597)520267 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520939844 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL470971 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10675706 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL235852 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000799992 100 $a20040429d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCalifornia rising $ethe life and times of Pat Brown /$fEthan Rarick 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (535 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-24828-7 311 $a0-520-23627-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 389-484) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPrologue -- $t1. Go-getters -- $t2. A New Religion -- $t3. The Chairs of Politics -- $t4. Waiting -- $t5. Victory -- $t6. The Big Wallop -- $t7. All These Students -- $t8. Anguish -- $t9. Cigar Smoke -- $t10. Building a River -- $t11. "By God, I Can Beat That Son of a Bitch" -- $t12. Race and Politics -- $t13. Rejection -- $t14. Berkeley -- $t15. Watts -- $t16. Tired Old Governor -- $t17. Dynasty -- $tEpilogue -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tNotes -- $tSelected Bibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aIt is now commonplace to say that the future happens first in California, and this book, the first biography of legendary governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, tells the story of the pivotal era when that idea became a reality. Set against the riveting historical landscape of the late fifties and sixties, the book offers astute insights into history as well a fascinating glimpse of those who charted its course-including Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy, and the Brown family dynasty. Ethan Rarick mines an impressive array of untapped sources-such as Pat Brown's diary and love letters to his wife-to tell the unforgettable story of a true mover-and-shaker within his fascinating and turbulent political arena. California Rising illuminates a singular moment in time with surprising intimacy. John Kennedy laughs with Pat Brown. Richard Nixon offers the governor a schemer's deal. Lyndon Johnson sweet-talks the governor on the phone and then ridicules him behind his back. And as context for the human drama, key events of the era unfold in gripping prose. There is Brown's struggle with the fate of Caryl Chessman, the convicted kidnapper who gained international attention by writing best-selling books on death row. There is the tale of intrigue and politics surrounding the Free Speech Movement at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1964, and the violence and horror of the Watts Riots in 1965. Through the story of the life and times of Pat Brown, we witness an extraordinary period that changed the entire country's view of itself and its most famous state. 606 $aGovernors$zCalifornia$vBiography 607 $aCalifornia$xPolitics and government$y1951- 607 $aCalifornia$xSocial conditions$y20th century 615 0$aGovernors 676 $a979.4/053/092 676 $aB 700 $aRarick$b Ethan$f1964-$01682735 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815710003321 996 $aCalifornia rising$94053046 997 $aUNINA