Author Talk Douglas Rooks, “Statesman”

Veteran Maine journalist and columnist Douglas Rooks will read from his biography, Statesman: George Mitchell and the Art of the Possible ,published by Down East Books / Rowman & Littlefield.
The first full-length account of the life and career of one of Maine’s most notable citizens, and a public figure of national and international standing, Statesman traces Mitchell’s path from his humble beginnings in Waterville, one of five children of an Irish-American laborer orphaned at birth, and his wife, an immigrant to Waterville’s close-knit Lebanese community

Statesman has been praised by former U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe and former Congressman Tom Allen, and includes an introduction by current Senator Angus King. Rooks has received numerous awards from the National Newspaper Association, New England Newspaper Association, and has been named three times as best opinion columnist in Maine. This is his first book. Questions and discussion will follow the reading; books will be available to purchase at the program.