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Willie Brown
James Richardson
其他書名
A Biography
出版
University of California Press
, 1996-01-01
主題
Political Science / General
History / United States / General
ISBN
0520204565
9780520204560
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=maHaVKxLAWgC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
This is the first comprehensive biography of Willie Brown, one of California's most enduring and controversial politicians. Audacious, driven, talented--Brown has dominated California politics longer and more completely than any other public figure. James Richardson, a senior writer for
The Sacramento Bee
, takes us from Brown's childhood, through his years as Speaker of the State Assembly, to his election as San Francisco's mayor. Along the way we get a riveting, behind-the-scenes account of three decades of California politics. This is the first comprehensive biography of Willie Brown, one of California's most enduring and controversial politicians. Audacious, driven, talented--Brown has dominated California politics longer and more completely than any other public figure. James Richardson, a senior writer for
The Sacramento Bee
, takes us from Brown's childhood, through his years as Speaker of the State Assembly, to his election as San Francisco's mayor. Along the way we get a riveting, behind-the-scenes account of three decades of California politics.