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As a teenager, Cecil Andrus dropped out of college after his first year and drove off with his girlfriend to get married in Reno. The year was 1949. Twenty years later, now a Korean War navy veteran, still married and with three daughters the gypo-logger-turned-industrial-accident-insurance-salesman and veteran state senator from Orofino was elected to the first of four terms as IdahoOCOs governorOCoa record unlikely ever to be equaled. Andrus, however, was also embarking on a national career that would see him hailed as one of the greatest interior secretaries and the architect of the nationOCOs greatest conservation accomplishmentOCosaving the OC crown jewelsOCO of Alaska for future generations.
How did Cecil Andrus emerge from an ordinary background to become one of not just IdahoOCOs but the nationOCOs most extraordinary and successful politicians? Through a series of stories and anecdotes, AndrusOCOs long-time press secretary, Chris Carlson, relates a personal reminiscence of AndrusOCOs rise to the governorship, reveals the OC political rulesOCO Andrus practiced, and unveils the exceptional personal qualities of the man who arguably has had the greatest impact on Idaho in modern times.
Chris Carlson is a former newspaper man, press secretary for Cecil Andrus, and founding partner of the Gallatin Group, a public affairs advisory firm, in Boise. He continues to write and champion causes that are important to him and to the West. "
As a teenager, Cecil Andrus dropped out of college after his first year and drove off with his girlfriend to get married in Reno. The year was 1949. Twenty years later, now a Korean War navy veteran, still married and with three daughters the gypo-logger-turned-industrial-accident-insurance-salesman and veteran state senator from Orofino was elected to the first of four terms as IdahoOCOs governorOCoa record unlikely ever to be equaled. Andrus, however, was also embarking on a national career that would see him hailed as one of the greatest interior secretaries and the architect of the nationOCOs greatest conservation accomplishmentOCosaving the OC crown jewelsOCO of Alaska for future generations.
How did Cecil Andrus emerge from an ordinary background to become one of not just IdahoOCOs but the nationOCOs most extraordinary and successful politicians? Through a series of stories and anecdotes, AndrusOCOs long-time press secretary, Chris Carlson, relates a personal reminiscence of AndrusOCOs rise to the governorship, reveals the OC political rulesOCO Andrus practiced, and unveils the exceptional personal qualities of the man who arguably has had the greatest impact on Idaho in modern times.
Chris Carlson is a former newspaper man, press secretary for Cecil Andrus, and founding partner of the Gallatin Group, a public affairs advisory firm, in Boise. He continues to write and champion causes that are important to him and to the West. "
| ISBN-13 | 9780870045141 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0870045148 |
| List Price | $17.95 |
| Format | - |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 298 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2011-10-17 |
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