The Price of Power
How Mitch McConnell Mastered the Senate, Changed America, and Lost His Party
$37.67
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
19 October 2026
Summary
The first definitive biography of Mitch McConnell, revealing an intimate look at the personal and political life of one of the most powerful senators in American history.
In the long history of American government, few senators have wielded as much power as Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell. That’s no accident; he worked his entire life to cultivate his dominance.
In The Price of Power, award-winning journalist Michael Tackett pulls back the curtain on one o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781668005859 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1668005859 |
| Author: | Michael Tackett |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 19 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 336g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 140mm x 213mm |
Critics Review
”[A] fine, evenhanded McConnell biography”–George F. Will, Washington Post
“Detailed and informative biography… assiduously researched…”–Jacob Heilbrunn, Washington Post
“Excellent…A very important book.”–Wolf Blitzer, The Situation Room
“Fascinating…A superb insider’s portrait of the sphinx of the Senate.”–Kirkus
“Here is the story of arguably the most consequential leader of the United States Senate in American history. Drawing on remarkable access to Mitch McConnell and to the senator’s lifetime of papers, Michael Tackett has given us a clear-eyed account of a lawmaker and a politician who, for better or for worse, has fundamentally shaped the way we live now.”–Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer
“Highly readable…A staunchly evenhanded narrative from the perspective of a perceptive and knowledgeable outsider.”–Jean Parvin Bordewich, Washington Monthly
“Tackett’s riveting and inspirational book is a valuable contribution and a must-read…a superb reminder that politics is the art of the possible.”–Kelly D. Johnston, Against the Grain
“The most comprehensive and fair-minded account of McConnell’s life and career.”–Ira Shapiro, Washington Independent
Michael Tackett
Michael Tackett is an award-winning journalist with more than three decades of experience covering national politics, including nine presidential elections. He is currently the Deputy Washington Bureau Chief for the Associated Press. Before that, he was an editor and reporter for The New York Times, Washington Bureau Chief for both Bloomberg News and the Chicago Tribune, and National Editor for US News & World Report. He is a recipient of the White House Correspondents Association’s Edgar A. Poe Award for National Reporting. His first book, The Baseball Whisperer, tells the story of a summer league baseball team in Clarinda, Iowa, that helped shape dozens of major league players. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
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