The shadow president : the truth about Mike Pence
by D'Antonio, Michael (Author), Eisner, Peter (Author)
Summary
Biography of Mike Pence written by two award-winning journalists. Full description
Summary: |
Biography of Mike Pence written by two award-winning journalists. "Little-known outside his home state until Donald Trump made him his running mate, Mike Pence--who proclaims himself a Christian first, a conservative second, and a Republican third--has long worn a carefully-constructed mask of Midwestern nice. Behind his self-proclaimed humility and self-abasing deference, however, hides a man whose own presidential ambitions have blazed since high school. Pence's drive for power, perhaps inspired by his belief that God might have big plans for him, explains why he shocked his allies by lending Christian credibility to a scandal-plagued candidate like Trump. In this landmark biography, Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael D'Antonio and Emmy-nominated journalist Peter Eisner follow the path Pence followed from Catholic Democrat to conservative evangelical Republican. They reveal how he used his time as rightwing radio star to build connections with powerful donors; how he was a lackluster lawmaker in Congress but a prodigious fundraiser from the GOP's billionaire benefactors; and how, once he locked in his views on the issues--anti-gay, pro-gun, anti-abortion, pro big-business--he became laser-focused on his own pursuit of power. As THE SHADOW PRESIDENT reveals, Mike Pence is the most important and powerful Christian Right politician America has ever seen. Driven as much by theology as personal ambition, Pence is now positioned to seize the big prize--the presidency--and use it to fashion a nation more pleasing to his god and corporate sponsors." -- jacket copy. |
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Physical Description: |
xi, 308 pages ; 25 cm |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-294) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781250301192 125030119X |
Author Notes: |
Michael D'Antonio is the author of numerous books, including the acclaimed The Truth About Trump , which The New York Times Book Review praised as an "admirably straightforward, evenhanded but nonetheless damning account of Trump's life." He is a writer and on-air CNN contributor who specializes in national politics and currently writes for CNN.com, the Boston Globe , and the Los Angeles Times . His books have been noted as "best of the year" or "editors' picks" by The New York Times , the Chicago Tribune , Businessweek and others. Prior to becoming a full time writer he was a reporter for Newsday , where he was a member of a Pulitzer Prize winning team and covered politics, religion. His feature articles have been published by Esquire , The New York Times Magazine , Sports Illustrated , and Discover among others. He lives in New York. |