It says in his bio...
In his critically acclaimed book about Alaska, Going to Extremes (1980), the fledgling state itself was his subject. Although he didn’t hesitate to reveal the many flaws and contradictions behind its “last frontier” image, McGinniss fell in love with the land and its people.
Thirty-six years later, he returned to Alaska in search of its most famous current resident, Sarah Palin. The result is an extraordinary double narrative that alternately traces Palin’s curious rise to political prominence and worldwide celebrity status and then recounts the author’s day-to-day experiences as he uncovers the messy reality beneath the glossy Palin myth.
Readers will find The Rogue at once bitingly insightful, hilarious, and profoundly ominous in what it reveals– not just about the dark underpinnings of a potential presidential nominee but also about the huge numbers of Americans who passionately support her.