Victor Gold (1928–2017)
Auteur de Invasion of the Party Snatchers
A propos de l'auteur
Victor Gold was born in East St. Louis, Illinois on September 25, 1928. He received a bachelor's degree in history from Tulane University. He worked as a reporter for The Birmingham News in Alabama and received a law degree from the University of Alabama. After serving in the Army during the Korean afficher plus War, he joined a Washington public relations firm in 1958 and worked for several political candidates including Barry Goldwater, Spiro T. Agnew, and George Bush. In 1973, he became a full-time writer for Washingtonian magazine and other publications. He wrote several books during his lifetime including I Don't Need You When I'm Right: The Confessions of a Washington PR Man, PR as in President, and Invasion of the Party Snatchers: How the Holy-Rollers and the Neo-Cons Destroyed the GOP. He also collaborated Bush on his autobiography Looking Forward and wrote a novel entitled The Body Politic with Lynne V. Cheney. He died from complications of an infection on June 5, 2017 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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- Date de naissance
- 1928
- Date de décès
- 2017-06-05
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Washington, D.C., USA - Études
- University of Alabama Law School
- Professions
- Reporter
Attorney - Prix et distinctions
- Distinguished Achievement Award for Political Communication from the University of Alabama (1992)
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Invasion of the Party Snatchers: How the Hol… par Victor Gold
Explains how the religious right and extreme conservatives have taken over the Republican party. He begins in the 1960's and brings it up to 2007. It is interesting as he shows the maneuverings behind the scenes of how these groups gain a hold on the GOP and how they only care about their agenda and not society as a whole. They don't care the damage that is done as long as they get their way. He is very open in his opinions of the party leaders and party nominees (losers and winners) during this time. I found it eye-opening at times but I was not surprised by his opinions. I just did not realize how bad it was. I did laugh over some of his observations. This is as timely today as it was when written. I wish he were still alive so we could hear his opinion of what has happened since 2007 to now.… (plus d'informations)
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- Membres
- 106
- Popularité
- #181,887
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 18