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OverviewThis important biography shares the inspiring story of Colorado governor Ralph Carr, who took a stand for Japanese American rights as the only political leader to welcome Japanese Americans to his state during World War II. The Principled Politician paints a vivid portrait of a courageous man largely forgotten by Colorado and never known by his country. Adam Schrager covers politics for KUSA-TV, the NBC affiliate in Denver, Colorado. In more than fifteen years in the business, he has won numerous broadcast journalism accolades, including more than a dozen Emmy Awards. Schrager and his family live in the Denver area. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Adam SchragerPublisher: Fulcrum Publishing Imprint: Fulcrum Publishing Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.525kg ISBN: 9781555917296ISBN 10: 1555917291 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 01 December 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAdam Schrager is an Investigative producer and reporter with WISC-TV, the CBS affiliate in Madison, Wisconsin. He has covered politics for more than 20 years, most recently at Wisconsin Public Television and at KUSA-TV in Denver. Previously, he worked at commercial television stations in La Crosse, Madison and Milwaukee in the 1990's. Schrager is the author of The Principled Politician, a biography of former Colorado Gov. Ralph Carr whose stand on behalf of Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor would cost him his political career. The book led state lawmakers to name the new state justice center after the former Colorado chief executive. His latest book is The Blueprint: How the Democrats Won Colorado (and Why Republicans Everywhere Should Care), co-authored with Rob Witwer. It has been lauded by the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and political figures on both sides of the political spectrum. In his career, Schrager has won numerous journalism accolades, including more than twenty Emmy awards. He taught journalism at the University of Denver and at Marquette University for a number of years and has conducted dozens of seminars on the impact of the media on politics. Schrager has an undergraduate degree in history from the University of Michigan and a graduate degree in broadcast journalism from Northwestern University. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin with his wife and three children. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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