The the untold story behind her relentless quest for power Dunn, Geoffrey. creator text bibliography biography nyu New York St. Martin's Press 2011 1st ed. monographic eng

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458 p. ; 25 cm. Based on more than two-hundred interviews--many of them with Republican colleagues and one-time political allies of Palin's--and more than forty-thousand pages of uncovered documents, Dunn chronicles Palin's troubling penchant for duplicity in grim detail, from her dysfunctional childhood in Wasilla through her contentious run for mayor and her failed governorship of Alaska. He also provides the shocking inside story of her betrayal of running mate John McCain during the 2008 presidential campaign and her self-serving resignation as governor in July of the following year. Dunn deftly places Palin in the American tradition of right-wing demagogues--from Huey Long to Joe McCarthy--and details her troubling obsession with Barack Obama as it fuels her own political ambitions and a potential run for the presidency in 2012 Prologue: Political fictions : the lies of Sarah Palin -- pt. 1. Alaska. Wasilla -- Juneau -- pt. 2. America. Hail Mary -- Uncivil discourse -- Rogue -- pt. 3. Alaska. Cold comfort -- Unraveling -- pt. 4. America. The absence of fact -- Epilogue. Geoffrey Dunn. Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-445) and index. n-us-ak n-us--- Palin, Sarah 1964- Palin, Sarah 1964- Ethics Women governors Alaska Biography Governors Alaska Biography Vice-Presidential candidates United States Biography Presidential candidates United States Biography Deception Political aspects United States Alaska Politics and government 1959- United States Politics and government 2001-2009 United States Politics and government 2009- F910.7.P35 D86 2011 973.931092 B 9780312601867 2010046795 DLC 160504 20250709152425.0