The Vermont Way by Gov. Jim Douglas Campaign Shlaes’s narrative and Rivoche’s art

Shlaes’s narrative and Rivoche’s art illuminate key economic concepts

Here is the story of American conservatism in fourteen lives—a story we need to understand to tackle the challenges we face today

chatting with kids at their lemonade stand on the campaign trail

she turns to the neglected and moving stories of individual Americans

The Vermont Way by Gov. Jim Douglas Campaign Shlaes’s narrative and Rivoche’s artJim Douglas was first elected to the Vermont House in 1972, just months after graduating from Middlebury College. He was re elected three more times and rose to Majority Leader before leaving to join the senior staff of Governor Snelling. Douglas was then elected Secretary of State, where he served for twelve years. In 1994, Douglas became State Treasurer, and was re elected three times. In 2002, he was elected to the first of four terms as Vermonts