An examination of the future of political campaigning in America tells how two very different women ran two historic gubernatorial races and why one failed and the other succeeded.
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From Publishers Weekly
Advocacy journalism written with a feminist slant, this is a powerful, knowing, instructive, ingratiating recreation, as Morris ( Fanny Wright ), taking to the 1990 gubernatorial campaign trails in Texas and California, introduces us to two inspiring women and bruising politics. Ann Richards proved to be a winner not only with the Texas electorate but with the author as well. The former state treasurer captured the Democratic gubernatorial nomination from Jim Mattox, state attorney general, then narrowly defeated Republican contender Clayton Williams in a vituperative race made even sleazier by the good ol' boy millionaire rancher's assertions that his opponent--a member of AA and divorced mother of four--was a drug addict and lesbian. By comparison, San Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein's unsuccessful (by 300,000 votes) gubernatorial race against Republican Pete Wilson, U.S. senator, after she bested state attorney general John Van de Kamp in the Democratic primary, was politics as usual. Morris is hard put to make the admirable Feinstein as appealing as Richards, resulting in the book's less vivid second half. Still, so fully are readers caught up in the excitement, uncertainties and manipulations of the political process that they will be held fast.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
In 1990, two of the most important and exciting gubenatorial races were dominated by two very different women. Ann Richards was a down-home Texas native whose sharp wit won her national prominence at the 1988 Democratic convention when she described George Bush as being born with a silver foot in his mouth. Coming from a wealthy San Francisco family, Dianne Feinstein became the city's first woman mayor after the assassination of George Moscone. Yet both women shared a great deal in common because they were "women breaking barriers in a world designed and ruled by men." Morris ( Fanny Wright: Rebel in America , Harvard Univ. Pr., 1984) brings a feminist perspective to this fascinating study of why Richards triumphed over Clayton Williams in the maelstrom of "macho" Texas politics while Feinstein, virtually indistinguishable from her Republican opponent, lost in California. Although Morris tries to give fair coverage to both candidates, the section on Richards, like Ann herself, is far more vivid and colorful than her chapters on Feinstein. Still, this inside look at women in politics is highly recommended for all collections. Previewed in "On the Campaign Book Trail," LJ 3/15/92.--Ed.
- Wilda Williams, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Wilda Williams, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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