Schreckinger, Ben,
The Bidens : inside the first family's fifty-year rise to power / Ben Schreckinger. - New York : Twelve, 2021. - xi, 307 pages ; 24 cm Hardback book.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-293) and index.
Chekhov's laptop -- The clan -- The children's crusade -- How the Bidens became Irish -- Glory days -- Working men -- Trial run -- Domestic policy -- Dynastic Delaware -- The Delaware way -- The Bidens go global -- Vice Presidential perks -- Frank -- Dynasty deferred -- The notorious R.H.B. -- The plot against the Bidens -- The "laptop from hell."
An exploration of Joe Biden as told through his extended family. In November 2020, Americans did not just elect Joe Biden: they got a package deal. The entire Biden family are sure to play a defining role in his presidency, just as they have in every one of his endeavors. Schreckinger believes the best way to understand Biden-- his values, fears and motives-- is to understand his family. He explores their Irish (and not-so-Irish) roots, their dodgy business deals, and their personal struggles and triumphs alike. -- Adapted from jacket
9781538738009 1538738007
2021939695
Biden, Joseph R., Jr.
Biden, Joseph R., Jr. --Family.
Presidents--United States--Biography.
Presidents--Family--United States--Biography.
Politicians--United States--Biography.
United States--Politics and government--2017-2021.
E918 / .S33 2021
973.9340922 Sch 15
The Bidens : inside the first family's fifty-year rise to power / Ben Schreckinger. - New York : Twelve, 2021. - xi, 307 pages ; 24 cm Hardback book.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-293) and index.
Chekhov's laptop -- The clan -- The children's crusade -- How the Bidens became Irish -- Glory days -- Working men -- Trial run -- Domestic policy -- Dynastic Delaware -- The Delaware way -- The Bidens go global -- Vice Presidential perks -- Frank -- Dynasty deferred -- The notorious R.H.B. -- The plot against the Bidens -- The "laptop from hell."
An exploration of Joe Biden as told through his extended family. In November 2020, Americans did not just elect Joe Biden: they got a package deal. The entire Biden family are sure to play a defining role in his presidency, just as they have in every one of his endeavors. Schreckinger believes the best way to understand Biden-- his values, fears and motives-- is to understand his family. He explores their Irish (and not-so-Irish) roots, their dodgy business deals, and their personal struggles and triumphs alike. -- Adapted from jacket
9781538738009 1538738007
2021939695
Biden, Joseph R., Jr.
Biden, Joseph R., Jr. --Family.
Presidents--United States--Biography.
Presidents--Family--United States--Biography.
Politicians--United States--Biography.
United States--Politics and government--2017-2021.
E918 / .S33 2021
973.9340922 Sch 15