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Former Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton launched a storied political career after growing up in one of the state’s most famous families.
His great-grandfather founded Dayton’s Department Store, a company that eventually became Target Corporation. He decided not to follow in the family footsteps in the retail business world and set off for a career in politics.
“I’m at the end of my life; I’ll be 80 in January,” he says in explaining why he decided to write a book. “It was a chance to sort of sum it up for my sake, my five grandchildren; it’s dedicated to them.”
The book is called “Perseverance: A Memoir,” with a foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton and published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press.
The title is a nod to his long political career that started with a failed bid for U.S. Senate in 1982. After that loss, he was later elected Minneso...
