Raising Cain: The Life and Politics of Senator Harry P. Cain - Softcover

Decades ago, Harry Cain warned, “It is possible to become so safe that nobody can be free.” Still the conflict rages on between individual freedom and national security. C. Mark Smith’s Raising Cain profiles a complex and controversial public servant who remained true to one goal—supporting the rights of the individual. Cain opposed the internment of Japanese American citizens during World War II, defended provocative figures as a U.S. Senator, worked for civil rights in Florida, and in the controversy that destroyed his public career, defied his president and his party to protect the freedom of thousands of Americans threatened during the McCarthy era.

C. Mark Smith spent his forty-year professional career managing economic development organizations at the local, state, and federal levels, but his personal interests have always revolved around history, politics, community service--and a good glass of wine.As a young man, he knew Harry Cain and credits him with influencing his own decision to enter public service. Smith lives with his wife, Elsa, in Richland, Washington.