rogue (rog), n: An elephant that has separated from a herd and roams
about alone, in which state it is very savage.--"Webster's Revised
Unabridged Dictionary
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After three years of research, bestselling journalist Joe McGinniss
presents his already controversial and much anticipated investigative
chronicle of Sarah Palin as an individual, politician, and cultural
phenomenon.
In his critically acclaimed book about Alaska, "Going to Extremes," the
fledgling state itself was Joe McGinniss's subject. Although he didn't
hesitate to reveal the many flaws and contradictions behind its "last
frontier" image, McGinniss fell in love with the land and its people.
More than three decades later, he returned to Alaska in search of its
most famous resident, Sarah Palin.
On Election Day 2008, McGinniss began his on-the-ground reporting that
culminated, famously, in his moving next door to Sarah Palin in spring
2010. THE ROGUE is the eagerly awaited result of his research and
writing: a startling study of the illusion and reality of Sarah
Palin--and a probing look at the Alaska and the America that produced
her. Sometimes funny, sometimes frightening, always provocative and
illuminating, THE ROGUE answers the questions "Who is she, really?,"
"How did she happen?," and "Will she ever go away?"
In all of his books, McGinniss has scrutinized the mysterious space
between image and reality--how that space is created, negotiated, and/or
manipulated. Now, with The Rogue, McGinniss combines his deep
appreciation of the place Sarah Palin comes from with his uncanny
ability to penetrate the facades of people in public life. The result is
an extraordinary double narrative that alternately traces Palin's
curious rise to political prominence and worldwide celebrity status and
recounts the author's day-to-day experiences as he uncovers the messy
reality beneath the glossy Palin myth.
Readers will find THE ROGUE at once bitingly insightful, hilarious, and
profoundly ominous in what it reveals--not just about the dark
underpinnings of a potential presidential nominee but also in regard to
the huge numbers of Americans who passionately support her.
"From the Hardcover edition."
