American governor
Subtitle: Chris Christie's bridge to redemption
By: Matt Katz
Edition: First Threshold editions hardcover edition.
Publisher: Threshold Editions
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9781476782669; 9781476782676; 9781476782683
Subjects: Governors; Politics and government; Biography; Presidential candidates
Description: "The ultimate insider to Chris Christie's 2016 presidential campaign delivers a definitive biography of the popular and controversial governor of New Jersey--including the true story behind the Bridgegate lane-closure scandal, "--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-436) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Moving the cones; title: Part One: The Christie mystique; title: A perennial candidate; title: "It's hard to be a saint in the city"; title: "Everybody in New Jersey was arrested today"; title: Part Two: Governor; title: Big Steve, Joe D., and Cory B.; title: Conquering Camden; title: "Damn, man, I'm governor"; title: Union wars; title: Glory days; title: Jersey strong; title: Four more years; title: Part Three: The bridge; title: "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee"; title: A Bridgegate timeline; title: No surrender; title: The crisis; title: The investigations; title: Christie loses his fleece; title: Epilogue: Reborn to run.