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George S. McGovern

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born

in Avon, South Dakota, The United States

July 19, 1922

died

October 21, 2012

gender

male

genre

Politics, Biographies & Memoirs

influences

Walter Rauschenbusch, Arthur S. Link

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The son of a Methodist minister, George Stanley McGovern grew up in South Dakota. An indifferent student as a youth, McGovern later credited participation in high school debate with giving him confidence and he graduated in the top 10% of his high school class. His college education was interrupted by World War II, as McGovern enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force and served as a bomber pilot in Europe. After the war, McGovern resumed his studies, culminating in a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University in 1953.

While employed as a professor of history and political science at Dakota Wesleyan University, McGovern became involved in Democratic Party politics. After working to build a voter list for the party, McGovern ran for the House of...more

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George S. McGovern's Books

Average rating: 3.78 · 362 ratings · 75 reviews · 22 distinct works · Similar authors

	Terry: My Daughter's Life-and-Death Struggle with Alcoholism 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abraham Lincoln (The American Presidents, #16) by George S. McGovern, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (Editor), Sean Wilentz (Editor) 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essential America: Our Founders and the Liberal Tradition 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of Iraq: A Practical Plan for Withdrawal Now by George S. McGovern, William R. Polk (Concept by) 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Third Freedom: Ending Hunger in Our Time 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grassroots: The Autobiography of George McGovern 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1977	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ending Hunger Now: A Challenge to Persons of Faith by George S. McGovern, Donald E. Messer, Bob Dole 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Coalfied War by George S. McGovern, Leonard F. Guttridge 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1996	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Social Security and the Golden Age: An Essay on the New American Demographic 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Terry: My Daughter's Life and Death Struggle with Alcoholism 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by George S. McGovern

“The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher standard.”
― George S. McGovern

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“im fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in”
― George S. McGovern

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“It doesn t require any particular bravery to stand on the floor of the Senate and urge our boys in Vietnam to fight harder and if this war mushrooms into a major conflict and a hundred thousand young Americans are killed it won t be U.S. Senators who die. It will be American soldiers who are too young to qualify for the Senate.”
― George S. McGovern

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