An unauthorized biography of Dianne Feinstein portrays a childhood of pain and privilege, her rise to power as mayor of San Francisco, the tragic Milk and Moscone slayings, and her Senate seat victory in 1992. $50,000 ad/promo.
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Twice defeated in mayoral races, Feinstein became acting mayor of San Francisco in 1978 when George Moscone was assassinated, and was later sworn in as the city's first elected female mayor. Feinstein, "a thrice-married Jewish woman from the kook capital of America," came close to being picked as Walter Mondale's running mate in the 1984 presidential election. In 1990, she became the first woman to win the gubernatorial nomination of a major party in California. Roberts's penetrating biography reveals Feinstein as a pragmatic, aggressive politician full of intriguing contradictions: a trailblazer for women but often at odds with feminists; ambitious but lacking in confidence at crucial moments in her career; cheerful and upbeat but lacking in humor and a sense of irony. Roberts, political editor for the San Francisco Chronicle, has covered Feinstein for nearly 20 years. Here he recounts her difficult childhood and her evolution from an aloof, calculating local appointee to the warmly engaging, highly visible leader on the national scene. Photos. $50,000 ad/promo; author tour.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
In this generally favorable biography, Feinstein is portrayed as a complex, sometimes contradictory person, but the author fails to explore adequately the complexity or explain the reasons for the contradictions. Roberts, the political editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, quotes extensively from interviews with Feinstein's friends and family members, but he lacks the first-person interview material and access to her personal papers that might add insight to the controversial decisions Feinstein made as San Francisco's first female mayor. Roberts's reporting of Feinstein's career as a San Francisco supervisor and her two unsuccessful campaigns for mayor is sometimes tiresome. The writing improves when he describes the dramatic events that resulted in her becoming mayor-the assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk by former Supervisor Dan White. Feinstein's failed campaign for governor and her successful campaign for U.S. senator are described only briefly. Given the superficial nature of the coverage and the lack of supporting documentation such as references and notes, this book cannot be recommended.
Jill Ortner, Sch. of Information & Lib. Studies, SUNY at Buffalo
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Jill Ortner, Sch. of Information & Lib. Studies, SUNY at Buffalo
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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