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  • Mr. Chairman

    The Life and Times of Ray C. Bliss

    by William L. Hershey, John C. Green ...
    Series series Series on ohio politics
    Ray Bliss was a masterful behind-the-scenes force in the Republican Party for more than three decades at the local, state, and national levels. Recognized as a master of the "nuts and bolts" of practical politics, Bliss was among the first to use polling and television in campaigns. When Bliss took over as national chairman in 1965, the GOP was on life support after Barry Goldwater's landslide ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Taking the Plunge Into Ethiopia

    Tales of a Peace Corp Volunteer

    by William Hershey ...
    Series series Bliss Institute
    From 1968 until 1970, William Hershey served as the only Peace Corps volunteer in a small Ethiopian town. Hershey taught seventh and eighth grade students the English that they would need to continue their educations and brighten their futures. He became part of the community, eating the local food and doing his best to communicate in Amharic. He also navigated cultural gaffes-having his house ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Quick & Quotable

    Columns from Washington, 1985–1997

    by William Hershey ...
    Series series Bliss Institute
    William Hershey used his weekly columns as the Akron Beacon Journal's Washington correspondent to send letters home from a foreign country with strange and self-important ways. The columns looked at how members of Congress from Ohio contributed to the headlines and what the headlines meant for readers in terms of issues such as the economy, clean air, trade and the United States' place in the ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Profiles in Achievement

    The Gifts, Quirks, and Foibles of Ohio’s Best Politicians

    by William Hershey ...
    Series series The Bliss Institute Series
    This collection of profiles highlights the careers of Ohio political trailblazers and high achievers covering nearly a century – from Republican Ray Bliss' humble start as an errand boy in Akron's 1931 mayoral race to Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Republican Gov. Mike DeWine today. Bliss worked quietly behind the scenes as party chairman to elect mayors, governors and presidents. Democrat ... Read more

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  • Fracture

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