{"product_id":"catch-and-release-an-oregon-life-in-politics-9780870719738","title":"Catch and Release  An Oregon Life in Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1974, at the age of thirty-two, Les AuCoin became the first Democrat to win a US House seat in Oregon's First District. He was one of the post-Watergate reformers who shook up Congress. In this collection of life stories, AuCoin traces his unlikely rise from a fatherless childhood in Central Oregon to the top ranks of national power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLes was an amazing congressman. Now he shows that he's a master storyteller, too. This gripping personal history is sprinkled with humor and suspense and lyrically told.\" - Pat Schroeder, former US Congresswoman, presidential candidate, and president of the Association of American Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Once upon a time in American politics, there was room on Capitol Hill for spirited compromise, principled Republicans, and champions of the have-nots. Les AuCoin lived to write about them, and damn well.\" - Steve Duin, longtime \u003ci\u003eOregonian\u003c\/i\u003e columnist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCatch and Release\u003c\/i\u003e is evidence of AuCoin's writing talent as well as his powers of observation. In this memoir, he exudes a sense of purpose that startles us, because we live in an era defined by cynicism, indecent values and greed.\" - Steve Forrester, former publisher, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Astorian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Our understanding of politics and politicians is vastly improved when a legislator shares his inner-most recollections of his work in Congress. Such asscounts are rare outside the occasional prominent party leader. Their value is immeasurably heightened when the writer is a perceptive and gifted writer. Les AuCoin's \u003cem\u003eCatch and Release\u003c\/em\u003e is a memoir that all students and scholars of Congress will value for honesty, acument, and skillful storytelling.\" - John A. Lawrence, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Class of '74: Congress After Watergate the Roots of Partisanship\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A brilliant memoir, timely and relevant. Historical figures great and not so great come alive on these evocative pages. Fascinating.\" - Robert J. Mrazek, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAnd the Sparrow Fell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Dawn Like Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e, and other books","brand":"MP-OSU Oregon State Universi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038970118487,"sku":"9780870719738","price":19.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780870719738.jpg?v=1750942136","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/catch-and-release-an-oregon-life-in-politics-9780870719738","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}