The Man from Clear Lake: Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson
by Bill Christofferson
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Author: Bill ChristoffersonEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-03-15
ISBN: 0299196402
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
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Book Review: A Wonderful Book
Summary: 5 Stars
Gaylord Nelson had a great politican career, as a text bookliberal governor and later senator who was the prime mover behind Earth Day. Nelson's greatest achievement may have been
working with Bill Christofferson on this book, which reads more like a novel, that you can not put down, than a standard politican bio. Christofferson has a magnificent way of drawing the reader into the most seemingly boring aspects of state and local government. Nelson was one of the best liked senators of the last century, even Lyndon Johnson, who Nelson strongly opposed on Vietnam, made a private contribute to his senate reelection campaign in 1968. Nelson's life was very straight forward, with little drama or tension. It would be interesting to see what Christofferson could do with senators from the same period who had longer careers and more national fame, such as William Fulbright (Arkansas senator who had to deal with civil rights issues in Washington and back home and battles with LBJ over Vietnam) or Margaret Chase Smith (first woman senator and also first senator to denounce Joe McCarthy, but later became a hawk on Vietnam and lost touch with Maine voters). It is a blessing that Gaylord Nelson is still around to know that this book about his career will keep his memory alive for many years to come.
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