Faith of My Fathers : A Family Memoir Summary and Reviews

Faith of My Fathers : A Family Memoir
by John McCain, Mark Salter

Faith of My Fathers : A Family Memoir
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Author: John McCain, Mark Salter
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2000-09-01
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 349
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks

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Book Review: A one of a kind memoir by a politician
Summary: 5 Stars

The worst of humanity is set against a man who exemplifies the best of the human condition; a rare face off in the genre of memoirs by politicians. John McCain's self-effacing memoir was published in 1999 at the time of his unsuccessful run against George W. Bush for the Republican nomination for the presidency. It was a blockbuster hit. Re-issued in time for the 2008 election, one expects it to be reborn as a best seller. Unlike most political autobiographies, this book is seemingly factual, well written, organized, highly readable, and revealing of McCain, the man. He writes about his grandfather, father and his time at Annapolis as a midshipman, a naval aviator and a prisoner of war. His style is to say just enough; neither sparse nor overindulgent. Repeatedly self critical, McCain is highly complimentary, even affectionate, to his fellow POWs and tactful in treating with sympathy and not identifying two collaborators with the prison guards. His torture and abuse by the Northern Vietnamese guards is vivid and searing. Pointedly critical of Johnson's handling of the Vietnam war, he is complimentary to Nixon and his mining of Haiphong Harbor stating that it led to the successful Paris peace talks and the relaxation on treatment of the POWs. This is a point of view not often considered when reviewing the war in Vietnam.

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