Lord of Cat Bow

Stuart Weeks' forbears were members of presidential Cabinets and creators of important legislation. Stuart grew up in the rarified atmosphere of this political family in the fabulous setting of New Hampshire's North Country, under the shadow of Mount Washington. He lovingly recounts his childhood in this book and provides an intimate and thoughtful commentary on American politics along the way.

Members of Stuart Weeks' family have served in state or national office for the last eight generations. His great-grandfather, John Wingate Weeks, was the secretary of war in the Cabinets of Harding and Coolidge, and was also responsible for the landmark environmental legislation known as the Weeks Act. The author’s grandfather, Sinclair Weeks, the "Lord of Cat Bow," was a U.S. senator and secretary of commerce under Eisenhower. The author’s father, Sinclair Weeks Jr., was a business leader. Stuart Weeks is a writer, educator, and founder and director of The Center for American Studies in Concord, Massachusetts.