John McCain
An American Odyssey
(Sprache: Englisch)
This reissue of the penetrating biography of Senator John McCain, the man who may be the next president of the United States, by celebrated author Robert Timberg now has a new foreword that updates readers on the politician's life since this book's original...
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This reissue of the penetrating biography of Senator John McCain, the man who may be the next president of the United States, by celebrated author Robert Timberg now has a new foreword that updates readers on the politician's life since this book's original publication in 1999. In John McCain: An American Odyssey, Timberg provides a riveting account of McCain's remarkable life -- from his rambunctious childhood and his madcap escapades as a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman to his grim experiences as a combat pilot and POW in Vietnam, where the North Vietnamese held him prisoner for five and a half years. Most important, the author illuminates Senator McCain's postwar evolution into one of our country's most distinguished politicians and a formidable presidential candidate. This biography probes deeply into the life of this hugely colorful, straight-talking American original. It is a rich and captivating portrait of one of America's most fascinating and provocative public figures -- a man who has captured the imagination of millions of Americans and who will continue to be a most prominent figure in the American political landscape.
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ContentsAuthor's Note
Prologue
1. The Punk
2. IHTFP
3. Halos and Horns
4. Fields of Fire
5. Fire at Sea
6. The Crown Prince
7. Do You Want to Go Home?
8. 'Tis the Season to Be Jolly
9. Long Tall Sally
10. Reentry
11. Guerrilla Warfare
12. The Candidate from Hanoi
13. The Shadow of Vietnam
14. The White Tornado
15. Halos and Horns Redux
16. Bahama Mamas on the Beach
17. The Road Back
Epilogue
A Note on Research Methods
Notes
Bibliography
Interviews
Index
Autoren-Porträt von Robert Timberg
Robert Timberg is the author of The Nightingale's Song and John McCain, An American Odyssey. He served with the First Marine Division in South Vietnam from March 1966 to February 1967. He has worked at The Baltimore Sun for three decades as a reporter, editor and White House correspondent. Currently deputy chief of the Sun's Washington bureau, he lives in Bethesda, Md.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Robert Timberg
- 266 Seiten, Maße: 14 x 21,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Free Press
- ISBN-10: 141655985X
- ISBN-13: 9781416559856
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.2007
Sprache:
Englisch
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"Bob Timberg...often gives me the unsettling feeling that he knows more about me than I do." -- John McCain
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