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New
Release!
North Star Rising
Minnesota Politicians on the National Stage
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By
Barry Casselman
108 pages, 2008, 6" x 9", paperbound
ISBN
10: 1-880654-38-5
ISBN 13: 978-1-880654-38-5
Order Number: PP385
Price: $16.95
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North Star Rising traces the impact Minnesota's politicians
have had on national politics, from its first territorial
governor, Alexander Ramsey, to Vice Presidents Hubert Humphrey
and Walter Mondale. Filled with colorful, little-known anecdotes
and unusual historical connections, North Star Rising is a
highly readable, often humorous, frequently surprising account
of how the nation came to take notice of this northern Midwestern
state. The book concludes with a look at recent Minnesota
political figures as well as a peek at some of the rising
stars of the DFL, Republican, and Independence parties. It
depicts Minnesota's political involvement on the national
stage from the state's infancy to its hosting of the Republican
National Convention in 2008.
This
book is a Minnesota
Sesquicentennial Book.
"As
Minnesota returns to the national political spotlight, hosting
the GOP national convention in 2008, Barry Casselman has written
and indispensible guide to the many contributions of the state
to our national politics. This is a must read for those following
the politics of 2008." - Steven Schier, Professor of Political
Science, Carleton College.
The
Author
Barry Casselman holds degrees from the
University of Pennsylvania and the University of Iowa. He founded
and published his first newspaper in Minnesota at age 29. Covering
Minnesota and national politics since 1972, Casselman is now a
nationally syndicated columnist who contributes regularly to many
of the leading public affairs and political analysis publications.
He is currently the CEO of the Preludium News Service and resides
in Minneapolis.
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