Title
Minstrel,Used
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Minstrel was first published in 1997.When he was the first journalist in the country to call the 1960 presidential race in favor of John F. Kennedy, Jim Klobuchar was a scrappy kid from Minnesotas Iron Range. Minstrel is his memoir, the stunning story of politics, sports, the newsroom, and ordinary people he calls heroes. Klobuchar sees himself as a minstrel, a journalistadventurer and teller of stories, a witness to his world. The main requirement in that role, he says, is good peripheral vision and skill at escape.Minstrel describes Klobuchars upbringing in the ethnic broth of the Iron Range and his start in daily journalism in Bismarck, North Dakota. He explores the personalities he met in politics, athletics, the outdoors, and across Minnesotafrom Dear Abby to Fran Tarkenton to Minnesota Fats. Klobuchar recalls the roughandtumble first seasons of the Minnesota Vikings and the quirky political world of former Governor Rudy Perpich. Recounting the details of election nights and lockerroom fights, Klobuchar writes in the style that won him a loyal audience in thirty years as a columnist.Klobuchar also writes about the colorful characters inside the newsroom, capturing the everyday flavor of deadlines and deadpan humor. He examines the changing world of journalism and speculates where this will lead in the future. Along the way he holds a mirror to himself, exploring his alcohol dependency and failed marriage. Minstrel is the engaging story of a journalists life, full of adventure and trials, peaceful reflection and thoughtful analysis. From the summit of the Matterhorn to 1,500 feet underground in an iron mine in Ely, Minnesota, Klobuchar lets the reader experience the excitement first hand.Jim Klobuchar was a daily journalist for fortythree years, thirty as a columnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He has published fourteen books, including Tarkenton and Heroes Among Us. excerpt:I always thought the early Vikings were closer to a wildlife refuge than a professional football team. It was made up of football orphans and derelicts, and a handful of onceesteemed veterans set adrift by their former employers and a half dozen authentic stars of the futureFrancis Tarkenton, Tommy Mason, Rip Hawkins, Ed Sharockman and Grady Alderman.
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