Tip O'Neill and the Democratic century
By: John Aloysius Farrell.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 776
Subjects: O'Neill, Tip; United States. Congress. House -- Speakers -- Biography; Legislators -- United States -- Biography; United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989; United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
Genres: Biography.
Description: "The towering figure of the postwar Democratic Party, Thomas "Tip" O'Neill was one of the last of the great political warhorses, a man who cared as much about his family and friends as he did about the issues, someone who knew how to have a good time and do a good deed. Now, based on previously untapped records, interviews, and private correspondence, prizewinning journalist John A.

Farrell gives us the first full-scale biography of this legendary American: a garrulous legislative titan who fought with Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and Newt Gingrich and prevailed because he never forgot where he came from.".

"In Tip O'Neill and the Democratic Century John Farrell has crafted an epic biography, not just of a person, but of politics. Full of larger-than-life personalities and historic moments, it is a grand waltz through the corridors and back rooms of American power. And like Tip himself, Farrell's dazzling book is majestic, powerful, important, and utterly winning."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 745-752) and index.