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...Hillary Rodham Clinton: Polarizing First Lady” is a new book by Gil Troy ’82, named by History News Network as one of America’s Top 15 Young Historians. As one might expect from a historian, the book is less a contemporary look at Hillary Clinton and more a historical study that covers oft-tread terrain of Hillary’s upbringing, her years at Wellesley and Yale, and her stint in the White House...
...conclusion entitled “Senator Hillary: ‘Compelling Public Figure’ or ‘Degraded Wife,’” Troy doesn’t actually mention the Senate race until about halfway through...
...Troy seems to rely on the reader to connect the dots between past experience and present action, or at least to trust that learning about Hillary the first lady is important to understanding her in her current and prospective capacities...
While Hillary fans looking for a more up-to-date examination of the senator may be disappointed, Troy provides a detailed, thorough, and fair study for those interested in Clinton’s life...
...more effective aspects of the book, Troy uses Clinton’s time as the first lady as a window to examine her position in the mindset of the American people...