{"product_id":"political-godmother","title":"Political Godmother","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn underacknowledged newspaper publisher and conservative activist receives her biographical due.\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating look at power politics in action, \u003ci\u003ePolitical Godmother\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how one woman ignited conservatism’s transformation of the contemporary Republican Party.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewspaper publisher and GOP kingmaker Nackey Scripps Loeb headed the Union Leader Corporation, one of the most unusual—and influential—local newspaper companies in the United States. Her unapologetic conservatism and powerful perch in the home of the first-in-the-nation presidential primary elicited fear and respect while her leadership of New Hampshire’s \u003ci\u003eUnion Leader\u003c\/i\u003e gave her an outsized role in American politics.\u003cbr\u003e\nIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitical Godmother\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Meg Heckman looks at Loeb’s rough-and-tumble political life against the backdrop of the right-wing media landscape of the late twentieth century. Heckman reveals Loeb as a force of nature, more than willing to wield her tremendous clout and able to convince the likes of Pat Buchanan to challenge a sitting president. Although Loeb initially had no interest in the newspaper business, she eventually penned more than a thousand front-page editorials, drew political cartoons, and became a regular on C-SPAN. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Meg Heckman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43574105702582,"sku":"9781640121935","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781640121935_b69ef308-9ee1-47c9-aa1e-1102bf0b27e3.jpg?v=1726584119","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/political-godmother","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}