Professor-Politician: The Biography of Alabama Congressman Glen Browder

By Geni Certain

Professor-Politician challenges common depictions of politics as a constant struggle of good-versus-evil and heroes-versus-villains, with “dirty politics” usually winning. The truth is that good government can prevail in Montgomery and Washington. Journalist Geni Certain recounts Glen Browder’s civic adventures as one of Alabama’s prominent scholars and public officials over the past half-century. This is a story of practical and reform politics told by someone specially positioned to comment on Alabama government and American democracy. Certain interviewed knowledgeable people, researched public records, and scoured the Browder Collection at Jacksonville State University for this intriguing and inspiring biography of a civic-oriented leader.

• Language: English
• Publisher: NewSouth Books
• Release date: Jan 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9781603062527

Geni Certain

Journalist GENI CERTAIN was for thirteen years an editor of The Anniston Star. She also worked as the editor-in-chief of The Daily Home in Talladega before retiring.