Jim Newton richt zich op het beleid en de politiek van Zuid-Californië. Als hoofdredacteur van de Los Angeles Times en wekelijkse columnist duikt hij diep in de ingewikkelde kwesties en politieke stromingen die de regio vormgeven. Zijn schrijven biedt een scherp inzicht in de machtsmechanismen en hun impact op het dagelijks leven. Newton biedt lezers een doordringende analyse die de kern van de debatten over de toekomst van Zuid-Californië blootlegt.
Focusing on a complex and principled individual, this acclaimed political biography offers an in-depth exploration of their impact on twentieth-century U.S. history. It presents a thorough and nuanced portrayal, making it a significant contribution to the understanding of political dynamics and justice in America. The work is positioned as a seminal text that sheds light on the intricacies of the subject's life and legacy, ensuring its place among the most important biographies of its era.
Visionary. Iconoclast. Political Survivor. The extraordinary story of the life and political career of Governor Jerry Brown. Jerry Brown is no ordinary politician. Like his state, he is eclectic, brilliant, unpredictable and sometimes weird. And, as with so much that California invents and exports, Brown's life story reveals a great deal about this country. With the exclusive cooperation of Governor Brown himself, Jim Newton has written the definitive account of Jerry Brown's life. The son of Pat Brown, who served as governor of California through the 1960s, Jerry would extend and also radically alter the legacy of his father through his own service in the governor's mansion. As governor, first in the 1970s and then again, 28 years later in his remarkable return to power, Jerry Brown would propound an alternative menu of American values: the restoration of the California economy while balancing the state budget, leadership in the international campaign to combat climate change and the aggressive defense of California's immigrants, no matter by which route they arrived. It was a blend of compassion, far-sightedness and pragmatism that the nation would be wise to consider. The story of Jerry Brown's life is in many ways the story of California and how it became the largest economy in the United States. Man of Tomorrow traces the blueprint of Jerry Brown's off beat risk-taking: equal parts fiscal conservatism and social progressivism. Jim Newton also reveals another side of Jerry Brown, the once-promising presidential candidate whose defeat on the national stage did nothing to diminish the scale of his political, intellectual and spiritual ambitions. To the same degree that California represents the future of America, Jim Newton's account of Jerry Brown's life offers a new way of understanding how politics works today and how it could work in the future
Set against a Western backdrop, the story unfolds a gripping narrative of revenge and vengeance, emerging organically from the author's imagination. Initially conceived as a straightforward Western, the plot evolves as the characters navigate their complex motivations and conflicts, creating a dynamic and engaging tale. The book captures the essence of the genre while exploring deeper themes of justice and retribution.