Statesman : George Mitchell and the Art of the Possible.

Intro -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PROLOGUE -- Chapter 1. GROWING UP IN WATERVILLE -- Chapter 2. BRUNSWICK, BERLIN, AND WASHINGTON -- Chapter 3. A PARTY'S PROGRESS -- Chapter 4. A POLITICAL BAPTISM -- Chapter 5. INSIDE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY -- Chapter 6. THE BIG TIME -- Chapter 7. A RARE OPPORTUNITY -- Chapter 8. FROM THE BAR TO THE BENCH -- Chapter 9. THE SENATE -- Chapter 10. REDEMPTION -- Chapter 11. OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY -- Chapter 12. THE SENATOR AND THE COLONEL -- Chapter 13. THE YEAR OF TWO ELECTIONS -- Chapter 14. TAKING IT TO THE TOP -- Chapter 15. THE BEDROCK OF GOVERNMENT -- Chapter 16. ENVIRONMENT IN THE BALANCE -- Chapter 17. WORLD VIEW -- Chapter 18. WHAT AILS THE PATIENT -- Chapter 19. SENATOR FROM MAINE -- Chapter 20. TWILIGHT -- Chapter 21. A PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING -- Chapter 22. THE UNENDING CONFLICT -- Chapter 23. THE WORLD OF PROFIT -- Chapter 24. PASTIMES -- Chapter 25. LEGACY -- AFTERWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.

Seasoned journalist Douglas Rooks gives us a thoughtful and highly readable look at George Mitchell and his public work. While the book traces his personal life, it is primarily a political biography, exploring his time in the Senate as well as his public work before and after his elected terms.Compiled from extensive interviews with Mitchell as well as staffers and others who've known and worked with him, it is as much an exploration of American politics at a time when politics could actually be said to have "worked," as it is about a man whose vision and ideals have helped shape the world.

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