Down & Dirty

The Plot to Steal the Presidency
By Jake Tapper (Electronic Book, 2001)
Usually when Americans go to Florida for a spell, they come back lookingbetter -- tan, refreshed, relaxed, a few pina coladas under their belts.

It didn't quite work out that way for America as a whole. What happenedin Florida brought out the ugliest side of American politics. Nowacclaimed journalist Jake Tapper takes us deep inside the battle tosteal the presidency of the United States in a book that reveals, onceand for all, what actually happened, and who got away with what.

"Down and Dirty" brilliantly explains exactly how the Bush forcesout-maneuvered the Gore team, from the courtrooms to the canvassingboards, from the press rooms to the corridors of the legislature. Tapperpaints vivid portraits of all the major players -- Katherine Harris, JebBush, Sander Sauls, David Boies, William Rhenquist, Warren Christopher, Jim Baker, Phil Beck, and others -- drawing upon exclusive insiderinformation and interviews. He puts together all of the pieces andreveals shocking details about what happened behind closed doors, whatdeals were cut and who did what. And he gives us wickedly perceptiveinsight into the two men at the center of it al

Usually when Americans go to Florida for a spell, they come back lookingbetter -- tan, refreshed, relaxed, a few pina coladas under their belts.

It didn't quite work out that way for America as a whole. What happenedin Florida brought out the ugliest side of American politics. Nowacclaimed journalist Jake Tapper takes us deep inside the battle tosteal the presidency of the United States in a book that reveals, onceand for all, what actually happened, and who got away with what.

"Down and Dirty" brilliantly explains exactly how the Bush forcesout-maneuvered the Gore team, from the courtrooms to the canvassingboards, from the press rooms to the corridors of the legislature. Tapperpaints vivid portraits of all the major players -- Katherine Harris, JebBush, Sander Sauls, David Boies, William Rhenquist, Warren Christopher, Jim Baker, Phil Beck, and others -- drawing upon exclusive insiderinformation and interviews. He puts together all of the pieces andreveals shocking details about what happened behind closed doors, whatdeals were cut and who did what. And he gives us wickedly perceptiveinsight into the two men at the center of it al

Product Details

Down & Dirty
  • Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
  • Price: $12.99 US/$12.99 CAN
  • ISBN-13: 9780759543188
  • On Sale Date: 04/03/2001
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