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Richard Nixon : The Life by John A. Farrell (2017, Hardcover)
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Yet amid the turns of that now-legendary 1946 campaign, Nixon’s finer attributes gave way to unapologetic ruthlessness. Nixon’s sins as a candidate were legion; and in one unlawful secret plot, as Farrell reveals here, Nixon acted to prolong the Vietnam War for his own political purposes.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100385537352
ISBN-139780385537353
eBay Product ID (ePID)228535562
Product Key Features
Book TitleRichard Nixon : the Life
Number of Pages752 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Presidents & Heads of State, Political
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorJohn A. Farrell
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2 in
Item Weight39.1 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2016-049856
Reviews"Farrell''s blockbuster portrait of Nixon is revelatory--filled with fresh reporting shedding new light on the roots of our own dark political moment. He shows that dirty tricks, October Surprises, and anti-elitist resentment were among the gifts Nixon bequeathed to our own presidential politics." --Jane Mayer, author of Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right "John A. Farrell has once again delivered a rich, precisely written portrait of the past to help us understand the present. He traces the origins and turning points of one of the most complex, complicated and fascinating presidents of the modern age with flair and narrative skill. Each page is a joy to read, on the way to a very satisfying whole." --John Dickerson, moderator of CBS''s Face the Nation and author of Whistlestop: My Favorite Stories from Presidential Campaign History "Brilliant, ruthless, a president who combined some enlightened policies with inner darkness, Richard Nixon stands alone in the history of American politics. John A. Farrell''s gripping account vividly captures Nixon from his earliest days--catapulting to Congress with a cold-blooded debate stunt--to the mounting crises he faced in the White House, culminating in his spectacular fall." --T.J. Stiles, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Custer''s Trials and The First Tycoon "Richard Nixon''s political career has all the nooks and crannies of an English muffin: the red-baiting of the early campaigns; Checkers; the Great Debates of 1960; the comeback in ''68; the inheritance and horror of Vietnam; the historic opening to China; the shame of Watergate. In Richard Nixon , John A. Farrell is tough and unyielding, yet gives his subject a fair hearing through each gripping episode. ''I''m not a quitter,'' Nixon once protested, and this grand, indispensable book proves him right, right to the end." --Chris Matthews, author of Kennedy & Nixon: The Rivalry that Shaped Post-war America "Jack Farrell gives us two profoundly resonant Richard Nixons--the last progressive Republican, and the author of our national divisions. He also gives us, in one engrossing volume, the defining biography of our darkest president." --Larry Tye, author of Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon "With clarity and verve, John A. Farrell''s deft pen illuminates the life of America''s 37th president. Unsparing yet fair-minded in its analysis and based on deep research in a wealth of archival and published sources, Richard Nixon is a fast-moving and penetrating portrait of this controversial and complicated man." --Fredrik Logevall, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Embers of War "John A. Farrell''s Richard Nixon: The Life is an expertly written and strikingly comprehensive portrait of America''s most complicated president. Farrell has a genius for the telling anecdote and apropos quote. His command of the sources is staggering. Richard Nixon is a true landmark achievement." --Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History at Rice University and author of Cronkite "Written with skills he acquired as an investigative reporter, John Farrell''s tour de force takes us through the rise and fall of Richard Nixon with penetrating and thought-provoking analysis." --Irwin Gellman, author of The Contender: Richard Nixon, The Congress Years, 1946 to 1952 and The President and the Apprentice: Eisenhower and Nixon, 1952-1961 "Full of fresh, endlessly revealing insights into Nixon''s political career, less on the matter of his character, refreshingly, than on the events that accompanied and resulted from it." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "A probing biography . . . Readers track the lonely and hard-won ascent of a sickly, love-starved child, who dreams like a Romantic but maneuvers like Machiavelli . . . An unflinching portrait." -- Booklist , starred review
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal973.924092
SynopsisFrom a prize-winning biographer comes the defining portrait of a man who led America in a time of turmoil and left us a darker age. We live today, John A. Farrell shows, in a world Richard Nixon made. At the end of WWII, navy lieutenant "Nick" Nixon returned from the Pacific and set his cap at Congress, an idealistic dreamer seeking to build a better world. Yet amid the turns of that now-legendary 1946 campaign, Nixon's finer attributes gave way to unapologetic ruthlessness. The story of that transformation is the stunning overture to John A. Farrell's magisterial biography of the president who came to embody postwar American resentment and division. Within four years of his first victory, Nixon was a U.S. senator; in six, the vice president of the United States of America. "Few came so far, so fast, and so alone," Farrell writes. Nixon's sins as a candidate were legion; and in one unlawful secret plot, as Farrell reveals here, Nixon acted to prolong the Vietnam War for his own political purposes. Finally elected president in 1969, Nixon packed his staff with bright young men who devised forward-thinking reforms addressing health care, welfare, civil rights, and protection of the environment. It was a fine legacy, but Nixon cared little for it. He aspired to make his mark on the world stage instead, and his 1972 opening to China was the first great crack in the Cold War. Nixon had another legacy, too: an America divided and polarized. He was elected to end the war in Vietnam, but his bombing of Cambodia and Laos enraged the antiwar movement. It was Nixon who launched the McCarthy era, who played white against black with a "southern strategy," and spurred the Silent Majority to despise and distrust the country's elites. Ever insecure and increasingly paranoid, he persuaded Americans to gnaw, as he did, on grievances--and to look at one another as enemies. Finally, in August 1974, after two years of the mesmerizing intrigue and scandal of Watergate, Nixon became the only president to resign in disgrace. Richard Nixon is a gripping and unsparing portrayal of our darkest president. Meticulously researched, brilliantly crafted, and offering fresh revelations, it will be hailed as a master work., From a prize-winning biographer comes the defining portrait of a man who led America in a time of turmoil and left us a darker age. We live today, John A. Farrell shows, in a world Richard Nixon made. At the end of WWII, navy lieutenant "Nick" Nixon returned from the Pacific and set his cap at Congress, an idealistic dreamer seeking to build a better world. Yet amid the turns of that now-legendary 1946 campaign, Nixon's finer attributes gave way to unapologetic ruthlessness. The story of that transformation is the stunning overture to John A. Farrell's magisterial biography of the president who came to embody postwar American resentment and division. Within four years of his first victory, Nixon was a U.S. senat∨ in six, the vice president of the United States of America. "Few came so far, so fast, and so alone," Farrell writes. Nixon's sins as a candidate were legion; and in one unlawful secret plot, as Farrell reveals here, Nixon acted to prolong the Vietnam War for his own political purposes. Finally elected president in 1969, Nixon packed his staff with bright young men who devised forward-thinking reforms addressing health care, welfare, civil rights, and protection of the environment. It was a fine legacy, but Nixon cared little for it. He aspired to make his mark on the world stage instead, and his 1972 opening to China was the first great crack in the Cold War. Nixon had another legacy, too: an America divided and polarized. He was elected to end the war in Vietnam, but his bombing of Cambodia and Laos enraged the antiwar movement. It was Nixon who launched the McCarthy era, who played white against black with a "southern strategy," and spurred the Silent Majority to despise and distrust the country's elites. Ever insecure and increasingly paranoid, he persuaded Americans to gnaw, as he did, on grievances--and to look at one another as enemies. Finally, in August 1974, after two years of the mesmerizing intrigue and scandal of Watergate, Nixon became the only president to resign in disgrace. Richard Nixon is a gripping and unsparing portrayal of our darkest president. Meticulously researched, brilliantly crafted, and offering fresh revelations, it will be hailed as a master work.
LC Classification NumberE856.F37 2017
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- Jan 02, 2024
Excellent assessment of President Nixon's life and administration, especially for generations too young to remember him in person.
Overall balanced and fair evaluation of President Nixon. Quotations from his private conversations are fascinating.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 24, 2020
Pretty good read
I've only read the first 200 or so pages, but I find it quite readable and informative, and I look forward to finishing it asap.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 14, 2020
Another interesting read about our 35th President
Having the additional information available in his research added to the book. I have read many books in the past in him but this was more detailed and interesting.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 17, 2021
excellent
excellentVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 14, 2019
Excellent transaction.
Excellent item.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
