| Edition |
Large print edition. |
| Description |
629 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Physical Medium |
large print rdafs |
| Series |
Thorndike Press large print history fact and fiction |
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Thorndike Press large print history fact and fiction.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 565-623). |
| Summary |
"In January 1973, Richard Nixon had just been inaugurated after winning re-election in a historic landslide. But by April 1973, his presidency had fallen apart as the Watergate scandal metastasized into what White House counsel John Dean called "a full-blown cancer." King Richard is the intimate, utterly absorbing narrative of the tension-packed hundred days when the Watergate burglars and their handlers in the administration turned on one another, revealing their direct connection ties to the White House. Drawing on thousands of hours of newly-released taped recordings, Michael Dobbs takes us into the very heart of the conspiracy, recreating these dramatic events in unprecedentedly vivid detail. He captures the growing paranoia of the principal players and their desperate attempts to deflect blame as the noose tightened around them and the daily pressures became increasingly unbearable. At the center of this spellbinding drama is Nixon himself, a man whose strengths, particularly his determination to win at all costs, were also his fatal flaws. Structured like a classical tragedy with a uniquely American twist, this is an epic and deeply human story of ambition, power, and betrayal."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.
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Watergate Affair, 1972-1974.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1969-1974.
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Large type books.
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Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. (OCoLC)fst00031384
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Large type books. (OCoLC)fst00992678
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Watergate Affair (1972-1974) (OCoLC)fst01172679
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| Chronological Term |
1969-1974
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| ISBN |
9781432891800 (large print hardcover) |
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1432891804 (large print hardcover) |
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