The Prince Of Tennessee: The Rise Of Al Gore
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Mar 25, Graham rated it really liked it.
Editorial Reviews. donnsboatshop.com Review. In the tradition of coauthor David Maraniss's Bill The Prince Of Tennessee: The Rise Of Al Gore by [Maraniss, David. In The Prince of Tennessee, David Maraniss and Ellen Nakashima explore in rich detail the forces that have shaped Al Gore's life, and the ways that his past.
Al Gore is why I converted from my Republican upbringing to becoming an active Democrat. His nomination acceptance speech in was inspiring and awakened me.
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I read this book right after. The book is a decent accounting of Gore's life, but lacked in parts.
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I would be interested in reading another biography of Gore, since I'm sure there are more that have been written or are being written now in the momentous eight years since I read this. Feb 14, Shawna rated it liked it Shelves: An informative book, though not always very interesting. Gore seems to have spent his life trying to impress his family and trying to live up to their expectations. He seems in general to be a moral person with some defects: Not the best in my book.
Jen rated it liked it Feb 21, Michael rated it really liked it Nov 14, Oliver Samir rated it liked it Jan 31, Agnes rated it it was amazing Mar 02, Mary Stanik rated it really liked it Jun 21, John rated it it was ok Aug 08, Jonathan Lewis rated it did not like it Apr 14, Keith rated it really liked it Jul 26, By the end of this book I just felt sorry for him, it seems his life was not his own. Rhodes rated it really liked it Jan 11, Draper Johnson rated it liked it Dec 11, Is he a loyal-to-a-fault vice president, or a disgusted father who cringed at the Lewinsky scandal and wanted to distance himself?
This book clearly raises as many questions about Al Gore as it answers.
All the facts are here The authors leave little doubt as to the intelligence and abilities of Al Gore -- a qualified man, ready to be president. Love him, hate him or undecided -- this book is a very good biography that is fair and balanced.
It would have been a great day had he stepped out of Clinton's shadow when we learned the truth and not stood by his man. There is such a thing as survival, and Gore was too much of a gentleman to hold Clinton's pecidillios against him.
Would you like to tell us about a lower price? Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. That's the Tennessee way. The Prince of Tennessee: The Story ; Clemente: It is hard to evaluate how "non-partisan" the book is when the reader is fully partisan, but I did feel the book was honest and unflinching in its portrayal and assessment of Gore and his character. When he eventually turned to politics Gore brought with him competing impulses:
Brought up a Southern Christian, he remembered the Bible teaching that "he who is without sin shall cast the first stone. That's the Tennessee way. Don't get involved in other's dirty laundry, but keep it clean for yourself. His sqeaky cleanness didn't help even when he tried to act like others and do silly dances in public.
That just wasn't the real Gore. Being a private person, as am I, he is introspective and sensitive -- though he didn't show it -- and just not one to turn his back on his 'friends. Lawyers always exaggerate and fabricate to win their cases, and usually put on a good show.
The Prince of Tennessee: The Rise of Al Gore
I know, I've worked for some. May he roast slowly in hell. Gore deserved that win but he was too arrogant to come down to the normal Tennessean lifestyle. He turned his back on us instead of the fallen hero in the White House. He still acts that way with the press sometimes, so I feel that the job he was prepared for all his life will never accept him. It takes a dab of humility to be the people's choice. He did go to Viet Nam and that in itself would change an ordinary person profoundly.
Even though Gore wasn't out in the worst of the fighting, he was there, and that matters. Clinton did not serve any military service and almost ruined all of them during his tenure by 'balancing the budget' at their expense. Both Bushes started wars.
The Prince of Tennessee: The Rise of Al Gore by David Maraniss
Gore would have known how to finish it fast to get on with the world's problems. Because of his not being allowed to take the office he won, Europe has formed their own United States and will be the superpower status we could have kept had Gore been able to take over the White House. He and Tipper are an inspiration to all who know them.
He worked hard to inform us of the environmental mess we now find ourselves in; he tried to warn us of the calamity we now endure with the changeable weather and its dire consequences. One person found this helpful 2 people found this helpful.
The Prince Of Tennessee: The Rise Of Al Gore
See all 15 reviews. Most recent customer reviews. Published on March 25, Published on September 28, Published on July 1, Published on February 28, Published on February 11, Published on January 9, Published on December 22, Published on October 18, Published on September 3, Published on August 23, Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers. Learn more about Amazon Giveaway. The Prince of Tennessee: While Bill Clinton's rise is a story of obstacles overcome, Gore's ascendance seems the opposite: But his life was shaped by as much duality as Clinton's.
As a child Gore was shuffled back and forth from political Washington to rural Tennessee, his ancestral homeland. The contrast reflects a larger tension between what others expected of Gore and what he wanted to do. Here was the quintessential good son whom his classmates teased as the wooden Apollo. He would occasionally try to rebel but inevitably be yanked back by the burden of expectations and his own insecurity.