America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag

by Sarah Palin

Overview

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin delivers an intimate and personal look at the woman behind the public servant. In her #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Going Rogue—the bestselling nonfiction book of 2009—Palin gave readers a look at her upbringing, her dynamic career, and her candidacy next to John McCain for the Vice Presidency of the United States.

In America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag, this inspirational follow-up, her reflections on faith, family, and patriotism will read like a bible of American virtues for anyone hoping to understand the truths that lie at the heart of the nation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062026408
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	11/23/2010
Edition description:	Large Print
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Sarah Palin is the former Governor of Alaska, and the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, Going Rogue, published in November 2009. She grew up in Alaska, where she and her future husband, Todd Palin, graduated from Wasilla High School in 1982. Palin graduated from the School of Journalism at the University of Idaho. She served two terms on the Wasilla City Council, two terms as the city's mayor and manager, and was elected by her peers as president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors. She then chaired the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. Palin was elected Alaska's youngest, and first female governor, serving from 2006 to 2009. While governor, she was tapped as Senator John McCain's running mate in 2008, becoming the first female Republican vice presidential candidate in our nation's history.

The Palins reside in Wasilla with their five children and one grandson. They enjoy an extended family throughout Alaska and the Lower 48.

Table of Contents

Introduction: An American Awakening ix

1 We the People 1

2 Why They Serve 35

3 America the Exceptional 61

4 Raising (Small-r) Republicans 91

5 The Rise of the Mama Grizzlies 127

6 Are We Really the Ones We've Been Waiting For? 159

7 The Indispensable Support of Freedom 181

8 I Hear America Praying 207

9 Our North Star 233

Conclusion: Commonsense Constitutional Conservatism 259

Afterword: Governor Palin's Keynote Address, Young America's Foundations Reagan 100 271

Acknowledgments 287