ABOUT THIS BOOK

If Frank McCourt had grown up in Depression-era Arkansas, he might write like Dale Bumpers, one of the most colorful, entertaining, and wise politicians in recent American history, Atticus Finch with a sense of humor. In The Best Lawyer in a One-Lawyer Town, Bumpers tells the story of his remarkable journey from poverty to political legend, and the result is a great American memoir that has attracted wide acclaim for its clever southern charm.

REVIEWS

“This saga of bootstrapping from an impoverished boyhood to the Arkansas governor’s mansion and a distinguished senatorial career could easily serve as a manual for the legislatively inclined. But it is the author’s total candor, combined with his facility for humor spun out of rural America’s plain talk, that lifts this remembrance well above the ordinary.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Former Arkansas governor Bumpers served in the Senate for twenty-four years and is currently with a Washington law firm. However, this witty book indicates that he may have a new career as a humorist on the printed page. . . . These charming tales from a country lawyer turned national politician are thoroughly enjoyable.”
—Publishers Weekly

“Dale Bumpers is one of the most eloquent speakers ever to grace the United States Senate. He is also one of the wittiest. Far more important, he is a good and wise man, full of timeless lessons and unshakable devotion to our Constitution and country.”
—President William J. Clinton

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

1. He Couldn’t Even Walk

2. 851 Souls

3. California Here We Come

4. Learning Politics at the Dinner Table

5. Miss Doll—Revivals—Keith Robinson

6. The War Intervened

7. Law and Tragedy

8. A Financial Disaster

9. Charleston Makes History

10. The Body on the Road and Other Trials

11. A Political Defeat and a Tragedy Like No Other

12. A Rockefeller Comes to Visit—and Stays

13. It Was Sheer Madness

14. The Campaign Begins

15. The IRS Comes Calling

16. Third Term? Go Home? Challenge an Icon?

17. The President Calls

18. An Indescribable Moment

Appendix: Address to the United States Senate

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