The Best Lawyer in a One-Lawyer Town: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (900 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0375505210 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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"I smelled like a goat barn from cleaning the meat box, and Betty's devotion got tested every Saturday night," he remembers. From Publishers Weekly Former Arkansas governor Bumpers served in the Senate for 24 years and is currently with a Washington law firm. Although he "had no idea of how to begin practicing law no office, no library, no clients," his career eventually took off. Photos not seen by PW. "Flat broke" after graduation, he returned to Charleston, took over the family business and became the town's only lawyer. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, In
If Frank McCourt had grown up in Depression-era Arkansas, he might write like Dale Bumpers, one of the most colorful and entertaining politicians in recent American history: Atticus Finch with a sense of humor. He never lost an election.Two weeks after Bumpers left the Senate, President Bill Clinton called him with an urgent plea to make the closing argument in his impeachment trial. These charming tales from a country lawyer turned national politician are thoroughly enjoyable.”-Publishers Weekly“This saga of bootstrapping from an impoverished boyhood to the Arkansas governor’s mansion and a distinguished senatorial career could easily serve as a manual for the legislatively inclined. He served four years as governor and then twenty-four years in the U.S. That speech became an instant classic of political oratory.The Best Lawyer in a One-Lawyer Town is the work of a master politician blessed with wry insight into character and a gift for rib-tickling tales. But it is the author’s total candor, combined with his facility for humor spun out of rural America’s plain talk, that lifts this remembrance well
"Great, vivid stories by great public servant" according to PeacefulJeff. Great read by someone who knows how to paint pictures with words. Dale Bumpers is a true public servant, not a politician out for fame, ego, money, and sex. I first became aware of him in a lengthy newspaper article some decades ago that gave deep background coverage to his spoken . "A Very Unique Political Memoir" according to Tim Kidd. I can't say how many political biographies/autobiographies I've read (suffice to say, a lot!), but a few years ago I grew tired of the genre. All too often, these books contain a lot of smug congratulatory prose, assuring the reader that politician X's impact on the nation was unsu. Don R. said a cozy memoir with a folksy leader. Dale Bumpers might be seen as a mixture of one part Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird), one part Jefferson Smith (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington), and a half part Abe Lincoln (at least he got the self-deprecating part).In his memoir, Bumpers presents his life in wry strokes from D