The Prince of Tennessee: The Rise of Al Gore (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780743210508)

An expertly reported and insightful biography of Al Gore from Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss.

After losing one of the closest American elections in years, Al Gore remains a fascinating political figure, a man both revered and reviled. Drawing on documents, letters, and interviews with more than three hundred people, including six lengthy conversations with the vice president, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Maraniss and Ellen Nakashima look closely at the forces that have shaped Gore's life and career to explore the man behind the contradictory public persona.

Beginning with Gore's earliest years--when this son of a senator was torn between elite Washington and rural Tennessee--one is struck by the image of a young American prince burdened by expectations of his likely political fate. With a new afterword written after the election, The Prince of Tennessee depicts Gore as an intelligent and competent man whose struggles with self-doubt and insecurity made him one of our least understood presidential candidates.

Author: David Maraniss, Ellen Y. Nakashima
ISBN-10: 0743210506
ISBN-13: 9780743210508
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Language: English
Published: 06/05/2001
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.75h x 5.30w x 0.84d