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Trump

A Graphic Biography

Author: Ted Rall  

Provides biographical details on Donald Trump and discusses the environment which led to his rise as a contender for president of the United States.

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Provides biographical details on Donald Trump and discusses the environment which led to his rise as a contender for president of the United States.

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Ted Rall's Trump opens with a discussion of the authoritarian impulse. Drawing a historical parallel between the rise of Mussolini and Hitler and the aftermath of the 2008-2009 economic crisis in America, Rall considers Trump to be "a bit of an accidental authoritarian, perhaps even an accidental proto-fascist. So where did this man come from?" Trump's life story is told, going all the way back to his origins growing up a rich kid in the NY suburbs. Rall shows how Trump taps into a longing among many Americans for a strongman. He doesn't make many promises; his supporters don't expect many. He'll Make America Great Again.Somehow. Trust me, he says. And they do.Real Estate Billionaire. Reality TV star. President?Donald Trump inherited a fortune from his father. But he wanted more.Shrewd and indefatigable, he never missed an opportunity to expand his holdings. He transformed himself into an international brand. He marketed his personality into a product.He built an empire. But that wasn't enough. He wanted to be President, and he waswilling to do and say whatever it took.Donald Trump, who never held political office, pulled off his ultimate acquisition- the hostile takeover of the Republican Party.Everyone was shocked - except those who knew him.

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Critic Reviews

“"This book shows the proper medium for a Donald Trump biography: Cartoon!" --Bruce Handy, Vanity Fair "Just in time for the Republican convention, cartoonist Rall follows his recent graphic bios of Sen. Bernie Sanders and CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden with a comic book peek into the life and times of America's favorite short-fingered vulgarian. Given that Rall once called on Barack Obama to resign, saying the 44th president made 'Bill Clinton look like a paragon of integrity and follow-through,' it's a safe bet that Trump won't be flogging this one on his campaign website" -- The Millions”

"This book shows the proper medium for a Donald Trump biography: Cartoon!" —Bruce Handy, Vanity Fair

"Just in time for the Republican convention, cartoonist Rall follows his recent graphic bios of Sen. Bernie Sanders and CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden with a comic book peek into the life and times of America's favorite short-fingered vulgarian. Given that Rall once called on Barack Obama to resign, saying the 44th president made 'Bill Clinton look like a paragon of integrity and follow-through,' it's a safe bet that Trump won't be flogging this one on his campaign website" The Millions

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About the Author

Twice the winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award and a Pulitzer Prize finalist, TED RALL is a radical syndicated political cartoonist, opinion columnist, graphic novelist, and occasional war correspondent whose work has appeared in hundreds of publications, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Village Voice, and Los Angeles Times. For Seven Stories Press, he is the illustrator of the full-length comic Billionaires & Ballot Bandits- How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps (2012), written by Greg Palast, and the author and illustrator of The Book of Obama (2012), The Anti-American Manifesto (2010), and After We Kill You, We Will Welcome You Back as Honored Guests (Hill and Wang 2014). His most recent books are Snowden (2015) and Bernie (2016).

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Product Details

Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Published
26th July 2016
Pages
128
ISBN
9781609807580

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