Revolution of Hope: The Life, Faith, and Dreams of a Mexican PresidentWhen the Mexican people swept Vicente Fox into office in 2000, they broke the dictatorial one-party rule that had strangled Mexico for more than seventy years. Elected as a political outsider with a message of hope, President Fox steered Mexico's fragile young democracy through turbulent times. Now, in this vivid and intimate book, President Fox tells his inspiring personal story and shares his new vision for the future of the Americas. A native son of Mexico, grandson of pioneers from the United States and Spain, he worked his way up from ranch hand and truck driver to become the youngest CEO in the history of Coca-Cola Mexico. His political rise from precinct worker to world leader was equally swift, and his unlikely 2000 crusade offers a refreshingly down-to-earth view of how change can bring hope. He candidly reveals the ups and downs of his relationships with world leaders from George W. Bush and Tony Blair to Fidel Castro, and he also speaks out on hot global topics like immigration, the war in Iraq, and the United Nations. Outspoken, impassioned, sincere, and engaging, Vicente Fox embodies a quality that seems all too rare in world politics these days-the moral character of a genuine leader. Book jacket. |
Contents
The Night Watchman I | 1 |
Making the Americas | 18 |
Men for Others | 29 |
Copyright | |
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Revolution of Hope: The Life, Faith, and Dreams of a Mexican President Vicente Fox Limited preview - 2007 |
Revolution of Hope: The Life, Faith, and Dreams of a Mexican President Vicente Fox Quesada,Rob Allyn No preview available - 2007 |
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