Fortunate Son: George W. Bush and the Making of an American President

369, illus., source notes, slight wear to DJ edges. This work generated threatened litigation. , and was later issued by a different publisher as a paperback. There was significant controversy over the author's alleged felony criminal background, the book's content, and unsubstantiated drug use and arrest allegations about President George W. Bush while he was Texas Governor. Only 70, 000 copies of the book were reportedly printed to begin with. To reduce its exposure to threats of libel and other potential litigation, the publisher has reportedly destroyed those still in its possession and the many returned after the recall. In one press article a representative of St. Martin's Press is said to have referred to this book as "furnace fodder." This book has already become one of the rarest works ever on a prominent political figure and successful presidential aspirant. Given the President's increase in stature after 9/11, scurrilous attacks such as this book are likely to be rare. While a flawed biography, the Hatfield work, especially in this form, is an important snapshot of negative campaigning and personal attacks at the end of the 20th century.…