Cecil Andrus: Politics Western Style

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Summary: Idaho hasn't always been this way
Review: Andrus does a good job of showing just how ad hoc the situation is in Idaho and how subject it is to outside influence. For a State that had a population of independant thinkers Idaho has done a poor job of perserving its way of life. Folks are slow to make up their mind and difficult to organize. Because of this big money from outside and inside the state can do things before the people can bring themselves to react. I was raised as a poor farm boy in the southern part of the state and have live all over the world since. Still have a small farm there and try to participate in the local politics as an amatuer pundit if that is not a paradox?

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Summary: Real Politics
Review: If only Nevada could get this caliber of politician.

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Summary: Idaho hasn't always been this way
Review: Politics Western Style should be required reading for every voter or future voter in Idaho and Washington. Andrus' book is rare among political memoirs; he relates his experiences while not overinflating his role. The book is written in a style that befits Idaho's last Democratic governor, humorous, insightful, and never too urbane. Before he was "The Guv" Andrus was a logger, and his writing demonstrates the intelligence of the man while never, as they say in West Virginia, "gittin' 'buv his raisins". While not every Idahoan agreed with Andrus, they voted for him because, just like his book, Andrus stayed true to who he was. This book provides not only good stories, but a roadmap to responsible government. Read it.

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Summary: Awesome! Totally Awesome!
Review: Well...I was assigned to read this book for my poli sci class and at first, thought it was going to be boring...boy was i wrong;) This book is great! It bears down in detail the things Andrus fought through while being the Secretary of the Interior under President Jimmy Carters cabinet. It also tells you the environmental issues that he fought through to preserve things such as the spawning grounds for salmon and a lot more. Anyways...If I where you, I'd read this book. It rocks!