{"product_id":"american-dynasty-aristocracy-fortune-and-the-politics-of-deceit-in-the-house-of-bush-paperback","title":"American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bushes are the family nobody really knows, says Kevin Phillips. This popular lack of acquaintance--nurtured by gauzy imagery of Maine summer cottages, gray-haired national grandmothers, July Fourth sparklers, and cowboy boots--has let national politics create a dynasticized presidency that would have horrified America's founding fathers. They, after all, had led a revolution against a succession of royal Georges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this devastating book, onetime Republican strategist Phillips reveals how four generations of Bushes have ascended the ladder of national power since World War One, becoming entrenched within the American establishment--Yale, Wall Street, the Senate, the CIA, the vice presidency, and the presidency--through a recurrent flair for old-boy networking, national security involvement, and political deception. By uncovering relationships and connecting facts with new clarity, Phillips comes to a stunning conclusion: The Bush family has systematically used its financial and social empire--its \"aristocracy\"--to gain the White House, thereby subverting the very core of American democracy. In their ambition, the Bushes ultimately reinvented themselves with brilliant timing, twisting and turning from silver spoon Yankees to born-again evangelical Texans. As America--and the world--holds its breath for the 2004 presidential election, \u003cb\u003eAmerican Dynasty\u003c\/b\u003e explains how it happened and what it all means.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin Phillips has been a political and economic commentator for more than three decades. A former White House strategist, he is a regular contributor to the \u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e and NPR and writes for \u003cb\u003eHarper's\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eTime\u003c\/b\u003e. His books include \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e bestsellers \u003cb\u003eThe Politics of Rich and Poor\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eWealth and Democracy\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.38 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752192835872,"sku":"9780143034315","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/46b10c10d846d73f4b33db44e3379fbd.webp?v=1779989631","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/american-dynasty-aristocracy-fortune-and-the-politics-of-deceit-in-the-house-of-bush-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}