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DeSantis pumps up national image, readies book launch amid mounting expectations for White House run

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Nearly three weeks after a blowout reelection win, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is ramping up his appeal as a presidential contender while his allies lay the groundwork for a White House run.

The 43-year-old Republican hasn’t indicated publicly yet that he plans to run for president, but dropped a big hint Wednesday with the announcement of his forthcoming autobiography: “The Courage to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival.”

The autobiography will focus on Mr. DeSantis’ life “growing up in a working-class family, playing in the Little League World Series, working his way through Yale University and Harvard Law School, volunteering for the Navy after 9/11 and serving in Iraq,” the publisher, HarperCollins, told Fox News.