An Unlikely Conservative
The Transformation Of An Ex-liber
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Linda Chavez | ISBN: | 9780786746729 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books | Publication: | April 30, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Basic Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Linda Chavez |
| ISBN: | 9780786746729 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Publication: | April 30, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Basic Books |
| Language: | English |
When President George W. Bush nominated Linda Chavez to be Secretary of Labor in 2001, few people realized that this hard-nosed conservative began her career among socialists and labor union officials, teaching in college affirmative action programs and writing political propaganda for the Democratic National Committee.An Unlikely Conservative chronicles Chavez's journey from a poverty-stricken childhood to prominence as one of the most influential public policy advocates in the nation, and the sometimes shocking experiences that shaped her views along the way.
When President George W. Bush nominated Linda Chavez to be Secretary of Labor in 2001, few people realized that this hard-nosed conservative began her career among socialists and labor union officials, teaching in college affirmative action programs and writing political propaganda for the Democratic National Committee.An Unlikely Conservative chronicles Chavez's journey from a poverty-stricken childhood to prominence as one of the most influential public policy advocates in the nation, and the sometimes shocking experiences that shaped her views along the way.
