Scopena: A Memoir of Home - Softcover

Roemer III, Charles E; Roemer, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1946160024 ISBN 13: 9781946160027

Publisher: University of Louisiana, 2017

Synopsis

In Scopena: A Memoir of Home, former U.S. representative and Louisiana governor Buddy Roemer shares with readers his early experiences growing up on his family's cotton plantation in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. Set upon thousands of acres of land, Scopena was not only a major business but also its own community. At its heart were Roemer's parents, Budgie and Adeline, two remarkable individuals who raised a family and ran a large farming operation amidst much change.

About this title

About the Author

Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer III (born October 4, 1943) is an American politician and banker. He served as the 52nd Governor of Louisiana from 1988 to 1992. He last was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1988.

Roemer was a candidate for the presidential nominations of the Republican Party and the Reform Party in 2012.

In March 1991, while serving as governor, Roemer switched his party from the Democratic to the Republican Party. In 2012, he became a member of the Reform Party. A year later, Roemer switched parties to become a Republican again.

From the Back Cover

Roemer gives his readers personal reflections on the influential people and events that taught him life lessons he held on to when he left the farm in 1960, at age sixteen, to enter Harvard University, and that eventually helped shape his political career, from the U.S. House of Representatives to the Governor's Mansion, and most recently in a spirited campaign for President in 2012.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Louisiana
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1946160024
• ISBN 13: 9781946160027
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 298