Game Changers: Twelve Elections That Transformed California

Game Changers: Twelve Elections That Transformed California

Winner of the 2014 California Historical Society Book Award

The latest CHS Book Award winner examines California's history through the prism of twelve elections that forever changed the state. Drawing from a wealth of primary sources, including new interviews conducted by the authors, each chapter explores one election (Leland Stanford's gubernatorial race, the initiative that mandated term limits, and the Los Angeles Aqueduct Bond Measure, to name a few), revealing the forces behind the choices made at the polls and the consequences that carry over to this day. The authors offer thought-provoking interpretation rooted in decades of experience in journalism, public-policy analysis, and political consulting at the state Capitol. Through their perspectives we better understand the intricate game played in Sacramento by contenders such as the bespectacled and brilliant progressive reformer Hiram Johnson, iconoclastic muckraker-turned-candidate Upton Sinclair, and Proposition 13 author Howard Jarvis, with his zealous oratory and machete approach to tax reform. By focusing on elections, the authors show that Californians' voices are as powerful and transformative as the tectonic forces beneath us.
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
EISBN 9781597143219
Format Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label Heyday
Manufacturer Heyday
NumberOfPages 320
PublicationDate 2015-11-24
Publisher Heyday
ReleaseDate 2015-11-24
Studio Heyday

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781597143219
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Heyday
Manufacturer	Heyday
NumberOfPages	320
PublicationDate	2015-11-24
Publisher	Heyday
ReleaseDate	2015-11-24
Studio	Heyday

Game Changers: Twelve Elections That Transformed California

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