Ike and Dick: Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage - Brossura

Frank, Jeffrey

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ISBN 10: 1416587217 ISBN 13: 9781416587217

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster, 2013

Riassunto

An absorbing account of “the most intriguing—and dysfunctional—political marriage in history” (The New York Times Book Review, front page review).

One of the most acclaimed political biographies of our time, Jeffrey Frank’s Ike and Dick takes you inside the strained and complex relationship of two fascinating American leaders—hailed as “top-drawer as political history" (Russell Baker, The New York Review of Books) and “one of the best books ever written about Richard Nixon” (Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker).

For nearly twenty years, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon shared a political and private association that deeply affected both men and their turbulent era. In a work of “compelling can’t-put-it-down history” (Joe Klein, Time columnist) filled with “marvelously cringe-inducing anecdotes” (The Wall Street Journal), Frank reveals sides of the two that you’ve never seen. He offers fresh views of the striving, uneasy young Nixon and of Eisenhower, the legendary commander in failing health, far more comfortable with international affairs than with problems besetting the United States. Behind the scenes and beyond the headlines, Ike and Dick, informed by deep archival research and dozens of interviews, provides a captivating look at the presidency and the nation. It will become essential reading for generations of Americans.

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Recensione:

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

Best Books of 2013: Slate Staff Picks

One of Jay Strafford’s 10 favorite books of 2013: Richmond Times-Dispatch

Best Books of 2013: Kansas City Star

Books of the Year: The Spectator (Australia)

One of the Eight Best Books for Potus Geeks in 2013


“One of the best books ever written about Richard Nixon.... Ike and Dick shows how much life remains in artfully straightforward narrative history.” (The New Yorker)

“Ike and Dick is a highly engrossing political narrative that skillfully takes the reader through the twisted development of a strange relationship that would help shape America’s foreign and domestic agenda for much of the 20th century.” (The New York Times Book Review)

“Engrossing...worthwhile.... At the heart of Ike and Dick are marvelously cringe-inducing anecdotes that capture an awkward relationship that improved over time without ever truly blooming.” (The Wall Street Journal)

“Jeffrey Frank is a nimble writer with a clear-eyed understanding of power....[Ike and Dick] reveals the nuances of the complex relationship between Nixon and the man under whom he served as vice president, Dwight Eisenhower, nuances that should resonate with Republicans who are waging an internecine struggle over the future of their party.” (The Miami Herald)

L'autore:

Jeffrey Frank was a senior editor at The New Yorker and the deputy editor of the Washington Post’s Outlook section. He is the author of four novels, including the Washington Trilogy—The Columnist, Bad Publicity, and Trudy Hopedale. He lives in Manhattan with his wife Diana. They have one son.

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1416587217
• ISBN 13: 9781416587217
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 455