Sarah from Alaska The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar

by Conroy, Scott; Walshe, Shushannah

• ISBN13: 9781586489045
• ISBN10: 1586489046
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-11-02
• Publisher: PublicAffairs

Summary

Sarah Palin is still the most dynamic yet polarizing Republican in America. InSarah from AlaskaScott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe draw on their experiences as embedded reporters on Palin's campaign, exclusive on-scene coverage of Palin's post-election struggles in Alaska, and revealing interviews with former McCain/Palin staffers, top political minds, and Palin's family, friends, and foes in Alaska to tell the remarkable behind-the-scenes story of her improbable rise--and its complicated aftermath. The result is a fair and fascinating portrait of Sarah Palin and of the American political process.

Author Biography

Scott Conroy has worked as a campaign reporter and is currently a digital journalist for CBS News. Conroy now lives in Chicago.

Shushannah Walshe was a reporter and producer at the Fox News Channel until 2008. She is currently a freelance journalist whose work has appeared on NY1, The Daily Beast, Salon, CBSNews.com, and elsewhere. Walshe lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Lights Out	p. 1
Frozen Paths	p. 23
Seeing Red	p. 41
Honeymoon in Juneau	p. 59
Sharp Elbows	p. 77
Plucked	p. 91
The Iron Curtain	p. 123
Taking the Reins	p. 145
The Final Limp	p. 169
Can't Let Go	p. 193
Only in Alaska	p. 217
Alaska Outgrown	p. 233
The Next Chapter	p. 259
Acknowledgments	p. 281
Sources	p. 285
Index	p. 293
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