Courage to Stand
eBook - ePub

Courage to Stand

An American Story

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Courage to Stand

An American Story

About this book

Long before he was considered a top prospective presidential candidate for 2012—even before he landed on John McCain's short list of potential running mates in 2008—Governor Tim Pawlenty had already earned legendary status in conservative circles. In his hard-left-leaning home state of Minnesota, the man known as "T-Paw" somehow erased a $4.8-billion budget deficit while simultaneously reforming health care, creating jobs, improving education, and supporting renewable energy reform—all without raising taxes.
In Courage to Stand, Pawlenty reveals, for the first time, how he found the resolve to get the job done, taking readers all the way back to the lessons he learned as a boy in the gritty meatpacking town of South St. Paul. From the devastating early death of his mother to the struggle to work his way through college and law school and his epic political battles as governor, Pawlenty opens up about his deepest beliefs and shares his vision for a better America.

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Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. Chapter 1: Game Face
  4. Chapter 2: Stockyards and Stability
  5. Chapter 3: Strong Coffee
  6. Chapter 4: Lessons
  7. Chapter 5: Fistfights and Icing
  8. Chapter 6: The Great Debate
  9. Chapter 7: Big Man Off Campus
  10. Chapter 8: Faith and Politics
  11. Chapter 9: New Beginnings
  12. Chapter 10: Uphill Battles
  13. Chapter 11: A Line in the Sand
  14. Chapter 12: American Heroes
  15. Chapter 13: Unexpected Turns
  16. Chapter 14: Battling Big
  17. Chapter 15: Dollars and Sense
  18. Chapter 16: Little Pink Houses
  19. Chapter 17: Family
  20. Chapter 18: Running on Empty
  21. Chapter 19: The Bridge
  22. Chapter 20: Heaven and Earth
  23. Chapter 21: Rock ’n’ Rogue
  24. Chapter 22: Challenges Today
  25. Chapter 23: The Final Showdown
  26. Chapter 24: Never Forget
  27. Photo Insert
  28. Acknowledgments