Worth the Fighting For; A Memoir
by McCain, John S., with Salter, Mark
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/very good (2 very small chips to DJ edges)
- ISBN 10
- 0375505423
- ISBN 13
- 9780375505423
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New York: Random House, 2002. First Trade Edition [stated]. Presumed First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good (2 very small chips to DJ edges). xxvi, 396, [8] pages. Illustrations. Inscribed on the half title page by John McCain. Inscription Reads: To Elizabeth--With Best Wishes, John McCain.
John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 - August 25, 2018) was an American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from January 1987 until his death. He previously served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election. While generally adhering to conservative principles, McCain also had a media reputation as a "maverick" for his willingness to break from his party on certain issues. McCain was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for five and a half years until his release on March 14, 1973. John McCain's memoirs, from his release from imprisonment in Vietnam to his run for the presidency. Worth the Fighting For is part autobiography, part mini-biographies of others. The first part covers the balance of his final years in the Navy until his 1981 retirement. The second part covers his congressional career, first in the House of Representatives and later in the Senate. It concludes with his 2000 presidential campaign and mentions of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Interspersed with the autobiographical content are extended vignettes of various figures whom McCain had been inspired by. These subjects range from historical presences such as Theodore Roosevelt, to more contemporaneous politicians such as Barry Goldwater, Scoop Jackson and Mo Udall, to people in other fields such as Billy Mitchell and Ted Williams.
John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 - August 25, 2018) was an American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from January 1987 until his death. He previously served two terms in the United States House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election. While generally adhering to conservative principles, McCain also had a media reputation as a "maverick" for his willingness to break from his party on certain issues. McCain was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for five and a half years until his release on March 14, 1973. John McCain's memoirs, from his release from imprisonment in Vietnam to his run for the presidency. Worth the Fighting For is part autobiography, part mini-biographies of others. The first part covers the balance of his final years in the Navy until his 1981 retirement. The second part covers his congressional career, first in the House of Representatives and later in the Senate. It concludes with his 2000 presidential campaign and mentions of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Interspersed with the autobiographical content are extended vignettes of various figures whom McCain had been inspired by. These subjects range from historical presences such as Theodore Roosevelt, to more contemporaneous politicians such as Barry Goldwater, Scoop Jackson and Mo Udall, to people in other fields such as Billy Mitchell and Ted Williams.
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- Title
- Worth the Fighting For; A Memoir
- Author
- McCain, John S., with Salter, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good (2 very small chips to DJ edges)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Trade Edition [stated]. Presumed First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0375505423
- ISBN 13
- 9780375505423
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- U.S. Senators, Henry Jackson, Ted Williams, Theodore Roosevelt, Billy Mitchell, Marlon Brando, Zapata, Presidential Candidates, Representatives, Prisoners of War, POW, Scoop Jackson, Barry Goldwater, Morris Udall, Mo Udall, John Tower, Memorial Day
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