Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar - Softcover

Conroy, Scott; Walshe, Shushannah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1586489046 ISBN 13: 9781586489045

Publisher: PublicAffairs, 2010

Synopsis

Sarah Palin is still the most dynamic yet polarizing Republican in America. In Sarah from Alaska Scott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe draw on their experiences as embedded reporters on Palin's campaign, exclusive on-scene coverage of Palin's post-election struggles in Alaska, and revealing interviews with former McCain/Palin staffers, top political minds, and Palin's family, friends, and foes in Alaska to tell the remarkable behind-the-scenes story of her improbable rise—and its complicated aftermath. The result is a fair and fascinating portrait of Sarah Palin and of the American political process.

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About the Author

Scott Conroy has worked as a campaign reporter and is currently a digital journalist for CBS News. Conroy now lives in Chicago.

Shushannah Walshe was a reporter and producer at the Fox News Channel until 2008. She is currently a freelance journalist whose work has appeared on NY1, The Daily Beast, Salon, CBSNews.com, and elsewhere. Walshe lives in New York City.

Review

Anchorage Daily News
“A pleasant relief from all those pro- and anti-screeds Ear is so tired of...”

Daily Kos
“Sarah Palin is a woman who simply will not be cheated out of more than her fair share of the wattage of whatever limelight is shining, and given the leaks, lies and refutations about the content of her own book, it's probably best for readers interested in Palinology to take hold of a more disinterested volume before diving into Going Rogue head first. Conroy's and Walshe's book would seem to be a bracing pre-read that doesn't hesitate to outline her flaws while still keeping sight of the personality that appealed to the right-wing white base. She's not a caricature in this account, even if she still ends up as something of an enigma....Such scoopish tidbits like the never-heard speech are planted throughout Sarah from Alaska. Readers can learn more about the exorbitant wardrobe purchases, staff firings in Alaska, the clandestine arrangements to bring her to McCain for her initial interview, staff reactions to the Charles Gibson and Katie Couric interviews, and backbiting and intrigue that began early on between the McCain and Palin campaign staffs....Sarah Palin, whether she winds up in the primaries or not, is clearly at Ground Zero in the battle for the heart and soul of the Republican Party. Sarah from Alaska opens the door for a deeper look at her ideology, her path to power, and her version of herself as no-nonsense streetfighter who is also some sort of a victim of the modern media environment and coastal liberal snobs. Holding such contradictions together in the package of one person seems impossible, but for now she's pulling it off. Just as Republicans are hoping they can, as a party.”

Sam TanenhausThe New Yorker
“[A] balanced and well-reported... account of Palin’s career.”

Edition details

• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1586489046
• ISBN 13: 9781586489045
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 320