{"product_id":"heroes-hacks-and-fools-9780295992341","title":"Heroes Hacks and Fools","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe memoirs of a senior advisor to presidential candidates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Well worth the attention of political junkies, students of American history, or anyone else who wants to know how politics really worked in the glory days of the Democratic Party. . . . Too often our histories of politics are colored by political biases and attempts to shade the truth. To invoke an old cliché, Van Dyk tells it like it is. His memoir is a great read, a wonderful primer for those who might seek to enter politics themselves, and a terrific walk down memory lane. His idealism and honesty are reminders of what once made the Democratic Party great—- and could again.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Boston Phoenix *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Van Dyk's book is a helpful primer on what goes on behind the scenes and a reminder that it's important to pick presidents with character as well as competence.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Bellingham Herald *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ted Van Dyk is telling us exactly what happened and what he honestly thought about it. It's as pure a political memoir as we're ever likely to see. . . . [with] the kind of filthy detail that most political memoirs are too polite, and too deadly boring, to share.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * The Stranger *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHeroes, Hacks, and Fools\u003c\/i\u003e is about Democrats. It is a well-written and detailed autobiography..His story, particularly of the Humphrey-McGovern years, is one of the best accounts of that era in a long time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Seattle Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is precisely [Van Dyk's] willingness to stick his neck out, to study and opine and participate, that makes his arguments so compelling.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Bookmonger: Kitsap Sun *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e 1. Depression Kids\u003cbr\u003e 2. Caught Up in the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e 3. A New Generation Takes Over\u003cbr\u003e 4. Helping HHH\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Great Society\u003cbr\u003e 6. Vietnam and Little Else\u003cbr\u003e 7. 1968\u003cbr\u003e 8. A Near Miss\u003cbr\u003e 9. In Transition\u003cbr\u003e 10. Crusade and Catastrophe\u003cbr\u003e 11. Strange Presidents, Nixon and Carter\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Counterrevolution Proceeds\u003cbr\u003e 13. Storm Cleanup and a New Storm\u003cbr\u003e 14. A New Jacksonian Era, Part One\u003cbr\u003e 15. A New Jacksonian Era, Part Two\u003cbr\u003e 16. Escape from the Capital\u003cbr\u003e 17. A New Century\u003cbr\u003e 18. Not the Same Country\u003cbr\u003e 19. Who Will Lead?\u003cbr\u003e 20. The Democratic Message\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524700938583,"sku":"9780295992341","price":28.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295992341.jpg?v=1731857804","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/heroes-hacks-and-fools-9780295992341","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}