Chris Carlson and Cecil Andrus
Rediscovered Books is proud to annouce a conversation with Chris Carlson, author of Cecil Andrus: Idaho's Greatest Governor on Thursday, November 10 at 7:30 pm at Rediscovered Books. Governor Andrus will introduce the event at the bookshop.
Governor Andrus is one of the most influential citizens of our state and this is a landmark occaision to understand the path he took and the people he helped along his way.
As a teenager, Cecil Andrus dropped out of college after his first
year and drove off with his girlfriend to get married in Reno. The year
was 1949. Twenty years later, now a Korean War navy veteran, still
married and with three daughters the
gypo-logger-turned-industrial-accident-insurance-salesman and veteran
state senator from Orofino was elected to the first of four terms as
Idaho's governor--a record unlikely ever to be equaled. Andrus, however,
was also embarking on a national career that would see him hailed as
one of the greatest interior secretaries and the architect of the
nation's greatest conservation accomplishment--saving the "crown jewels"
of Alaska for future generations.
How did Cecil Andrus emerge
from an ordinary background to become one of not just Idaho's but the
nation's most extraordinary and successful politicians? Through a series
of stories and anecdotes, Andrus's long-time press secretary, Chris
Carlson, relates a personal reminiscence of Andrus's rise to the
governorship, reveals the "political rules" Andrus practiced, and
unveils the exceptional personal qualities of the man who arguably has
had the greatest impact on Idaho in modern times.
Chris Carlson is a
former newspaper man, press secretary for Cecil Andrus, and founding
partner of the Gallatin Group, a public affairs advisory firm, in Boise.
He continues to write and champion causes that are important to him and
to the West.
- Street:
- 180 N. 8th St
- City:
- Boise ,
- Province:
- Idaho
- Postal Code:
- 83702
- Country:
- United States
