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George S. McGovern

Born

in Avon, South Dakota, The United States

July 19, 1922

Died

October 21, 2012

Genre

Politics, Biographies & Memoirs

Influences

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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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Average rating: 4.02 · 1,644 ratings · 194 reviews · 34 distinct works • Similar authors

	Abraham Lincoln by George S. McGovern, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (Editor), Sean Wilentz (Editor) 4.07 avg rating — 595 ratings — published 2003 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.94 avg rating — 476 ratings — published 1996 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	What It Means to Be a Democrat 4.08 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.63 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.59 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1977 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.92 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Coalfield War by George S. McGovern, Leonard F. Guttridge 3.89 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1972 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	My Life in the Service: The World War II Diary of George McGovern 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	McGovern: The Man and His Beliefs by George S. McGovern, Shirley MacLaine (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (?)

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

tags: anti-war, battle, death, old-men, peace, soldiers, war, youth

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“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 McGovern

39 likes

“But it is hazardous and, I believe, counterproductive to become frozen in time by an obsession with past wrongs and errors.”
― George McGovern, Terry: My Daughter's Life-and-Death Struggle with Alcoholism

tags: inspirational, recovery

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