The politician : an insider's account of John Edwards's pursuit of the presidency and the scandal that brought him down
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Young, Andrew 1966-
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New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2010.
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First edition.
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xiii, 301 pages ; 25 cm
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LC Subjects
Biography.
Edwards, John, -- 1953 June 10-
Hunter, Rielle.
Lawyers -- North Carolina -- Biography.
Legislators -- North Carolina -- Biography.
Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
Presidential candidates -- United States -- Biography.
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008.
Sex scandals -- United States.
United States. -- Congress. -- Senate -- Biography.
Young, Andrew -- (Andrew Aldridge), -- 1966-

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New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2010.
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First edition.
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Idealistic and ambitious, Andrew Young volunteered for the John Edwards campaign for Senate in 1998 and quickly became the candidates right hand man. As the senator became a national star, Youngs responsibilities grew. For a decade he was this politicians confidant and he was assured he was like family." In time, however, Young was drawn into a series of questionable assignments that culminated with Edwards asking him to help conceal the Senators ongoing adultery. Days before the 2008 presidential primaries began, Young gained international notoriety when he told the world that he was the father of a child being carried by a woman named Rielle Hunter, who was actually the senators mistress. While Young began a life on the run, hiding from the press with his family and alleged mistress, John Edwards continued to pursue the presidency and then the Vice Presidency in the future Obama administration. Young had been the senators closest aide and most trusted friend. He believed that John Edwards could be a great president, and was assured throughout the cover-up that his boss and friend would ultimately step forward to both tell the truth and protect his aides career. Neither promise was kept. Not only a moving personal account of Andrew Youngs political education, 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.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Young, A. 1. (2010). The politician: an insider's account of John Edwards's pursuit of the presidency and the scandal that brought him down (First edition.). Thomas Dunne Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Young, Andrew 1966-. 2010. The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down. Thomas Dunne Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Young, Andrew 1966-. The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down Thomas Dunne Books, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Young, Andrew 1966-. The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down First edition., Thomas Dunne Books, 2010.

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