The politician
Subtitle: an insider's account of John Edwards's pursuit of the presidency and the scandal that brought him down
By: Andrew Young
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9780312640651
Subjects: Politics and government; Scandals; Presidential candidates; Sex scandals; United States. Congress. Senate; Political campaigns; United States; Biography; History
Description: The Politician offers a look at the trajectory which made John Edwards the ideal Democratic candidate for president, and the hubris which brought him down, leaving his career, his marriage, and his dreams in ashes.
Table of contents: title: The spellbinder; title: Instant success; title: I'm "family"; title: Edwards for President I; title: Primary lessons; title: Mickey Mouse and John Kerry; title: It's good to be king; title: Men behaving very badly; title: Clown night at the golden corral; title: Rielle; title: The cover-up; title: "My life is hell"; title: True lies.