When Reno Republican Barbara Vucanovich was elected to Congress in 1982, she became the first Nevada woman ever elected to a federal office, and the first person to represent Nevada's newly created Second Congressional District Campaigning as a tough grandmother, she distinguished herself during her fourteen-year service in the U.S. House of Representatives by her indefatigable efforts on behalf of her state, her commitment to the conservative ideals of her party and the needs of her constituency, and her commonsense ...
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When Reno Republican Barbara Vucanovich was elected to Congress in 1982, she became the first Nevada woman ever elected to a federal office, and the first person to represent Nevada's newly created Second Congressional District Campaigning as a tough grandmother, she distinguished herself during her fourteen-year service in the U.S. House of Representatives by her indefatigable efforts on behalf of her state, her commitment to the conservative ideals of her party and the needs of her constituency, and her commonsense approach to politics and her own life. In this engaging, richly informative memoir, Vucanovich reflects with candor and modesty on her political career and the long road that led to it - her years as mother of a growing family, businesswoman, and community and Republican Party volunteer, and her introduction to politics as the northern Nevada manager of several of Paul Laxalt's campaigns. Encouraged by Laxalt to run for Nevada's new congressional seat, she became a sixty-one-year-old first-time political candidate. insider's view of the day-to-day realities of a political career - the excitement and exhaustion of hard-fought campaigns; the endless cross-country commutes to maintain contact with constituents; the inner workings of Congress as bills are written, debated, and voted on. Her profiles of other politicians, from Reno city leaders to Nevada state and national officeholders to her congressional colleagues to presidents of the United States, offer valuable insight into the personalities and politics of some of the most important American political figures of the past half-century. This is a book that offers any reader, of whatever political persuasion, an exceptionally vivid account of politics on both the state and national levels during a notably turbulent era.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. 1st Printing. The book is inscribed by both Barbara Vucanovich and Patricia Cafferata in pen to the former Mayor of Los Angeles Richard Riordan on the title page.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by author. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY BARBARA AND PATRICIA-BOOK IN PERFECT SHPE NO FLAWS SHIPS TRACKED NEXT DAY-CRDNZA3LFT. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 328 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Blue cloth with silver lettering to spine. xii, 311 pages. Photos. Index. Inscribed by Vucanovich and signed by both authors. Superficial scratch to front panel. A clean, attractive copy. Bookmark laid in.
