LEADER 04626nam 2200949 a 450 001 9910817087003321 005 20230803025535.0 010 $a0-520-95501-3 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520955011 035 $a(CKB)2670000000339459 035 $a(EBL)1126278 035 $a(OCoLC)828423751 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000834310 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11519936 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000834310 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10937223 035 $a(PQKB)10314300 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1126278 035 $a(DE-B1597)519273 035 $a(OCoLC)840404167 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520955011 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1126278 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10657426 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL445172 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000339459 100 $a20120823d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTrailblazer$b[electronic resource] $ea biography of Jerry Brown /$fChuck McFadden 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (261 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-27563-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction: The Comeback Codger --$t1. Early Years: Politics and Religion --$t2. Going Statewide: Learning the Ropes and Hunting Headlines --$t3. The Big Show --$t4. Romance, Flip-Flops, and Moonbeams --$t5. Back and Forth: Zen and Politics --$t6. The Governor-Turned-Mayor and Marriage --$t7. The Remarkable Election --$t8. Difficult Choices --$tAfterword --$tAppendix 1: Three Inaugural Addresses --$tAppendix 2: Author's Note on California's Constitution: Bigger, but Not Necessarily Better --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aIn this first biography of Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. in more than thirty years, Chuck McFadden explores the unique persona of one of the most idiosyncratic politicians in California history. Son of California political royalty who forged his own political style against the tumultuous backdrop of a huge, balkanized state-and shoved to and fro by complex currents-Jerry Brown plumbed his visionary impulses as well as his grandiose ambitions. McFadden traces Brown's childhood in San Francisco, his time studying for the priesthood, his unusual political career, and his romances-including a long-term relationship with singer Linda Ronstadt. He describes Brown's first two terms as governor advocating for farm workers, women and minorities, his time roaming the world in a spiritual quest, and his return to the gritty world of politics as chairman of the California Democratic Party and then mayor of Oakland. Political experts weigh in with thoughts about the remarkable 2010 campaign that saw the 72-year-old Brown winning his third term in office while being vastly outspent by Republican Meg Whitman. Concise, insightful, and enlivened by the events and personalities that colored the history of California, Trailblazer provides an intimate portrait of the pugnacious, adept politician who has bucked national trends to become a leader of one of the largest economies in the world. 606 $aGovernors$zCalifornia$vBiography 607 $aCalifornia$xPolitics and government$y1951- 610 $abiographical. 610 $abiography. 610 $acalifornia democratic party. 610 $acalifornia. 610 $acareer. 610 $adiplomacy. 610 $aengaging. 610 $afarm workers. 610 $agrandiose ambitions. 610 $agritty world of politics. 610 $ahistorical. 610 $aidiosyncratic politicians. 610 $aintimate portrait. 610 $akey figures. 610 $alinda ronstadt. 610 $alively. 610 $alocal history. 610 $amayor of oakland. 610 $apage turner. 610 $apolitical career. 610 $apolitical experts. 610 $apolitical royalty. 610 $apolitical science. 610 $apolitical style. 610 $aromances. 610 $asan francisco. 610 $asociology. 610 $aunique persona. 610 $aus politicians. 610 $ausa california. 615 0$aGovernors 676 $a979.4/05092 676 $aB 700 $aMcFadden$b Chuck$f1937-$01619945 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817087003321 996 $aTrailblazer$93952458 997 $aUNINA