One year ago, Sarah Palin burst onto the national political stage
like a comet. Yet even now, few Americans know who this remarkable woman
really is.
As chief executive of America's largest state,
Sarah Palin had built a record as a reformer who pushed through changes
other politicians only talked about: Energy independence. Ethics reform.
And the biggest private sector energy infrastructure project in U.S.
history. While revitalizing public school funding and ensuring the state
met its responsibilities to seniors and Alaska Native populations,
Palin also brought Big Oil to heel.
She was a Main Street
American woman: a working mom, wife of a blue collar union man, and
mother of five children. But as the presidential campaign unfolded,
Palin became a lightning rod for both praise and criticism. And few knew
the real Sarah Palin.
In this eagerly anticipated memoir,
Palin paints an intimate portrait of growing up in the wilds of Alaska;
meeting her lifelong love; her decision to enter politics; the
importance of faith and family; and the unique joys and trials of life
as a high-profile working mother. She also opens up for the first time
about the 2008 presidential race, providing a rare, mom's-eye view of
high-stakes national politics–from patriots dedicated to “Country First”
to slick politicos bent on winning at any cost.
Going Rogue
traces one ordinary citizen's extraordinary journey, and imparts
Palin's vision of a way forward for America and her unfailing hope in
the greatest nation on earth
About the Author
Sarah Palin is the former Governor of Alaska, and the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, Going Rogue,
published in November 2009. She grew up in Alaska, where she and her
future husband, Todd Palin, graduated from Wasilla High School in 1982.
Palin graduated from the School of Journalism at the University of
Idaho. She served two terms on the Wasilla City Council, two terms as
the city’s mayor and manager, and was elected by her peers as president
of the Alaska Conference of Mayors. She then chaired the Alaska Oil and
Gas Conservation Commission, and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact
Commission. Palin was elected Alaska’s youngest, and first female
governor, serving from 2006 to 2009. While governor, she was tapped as
Senator John McCain’s running mate in 2008, becoming the first female
Republican vice presidential candidate in our nation’s history.
The Palins reside in Wasilla with their five children and one grandson.
They enjoy an extended family throughout Alaska and the Lower 48.
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