Bill Cohen's 1972 Campaign for Congress - An Oral History of the Walk that Changed Maine Politics (Hardcover)

1972 was a true watershed in Maine politics. Following a hundred years of Republican dominance, Democrats led by Senator Ed Muskie had achieved a string of victories that threatened to sweep Republicans from the board of congressional and gubernatorial offices. On election day only the win by first time Republican congressional candidate Bill Cohen would stop the Democrat shut out. Cohen won by determination and perseverance, charisma, and grit, and by his campaign 650-mile walk across Maine's expansive second congressional district from Gilead on the New Hampshire border to Ft. Kent on the Canadian border. The Walk, as it became known, was an over-arching feature of that campaign and soon became a staple of the subsequent successful campaigns by congressional, senate, and gubernatorial candidates in the Pine Tree State. On the fiftieth anniversary of a campaign that would change the course of Maine politics and propel Cohen onto the national political stage where he would play prominent roles in the House, Senate, and as secretary of defense, this book captures, in the vivid and often surprising words of the participants, how The Walk came to be.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2022
Editors:	Christian P. Potholm II
As told to:	Jed Lyons
Introduction by:	William S. Cohen
Dimensions:	231 x 163 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-5381-7092-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Local government > General Promotions
LSN:	1-5381-7092-2
Barcode:	9781538170922

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