by Kitty Kelley
First published 2004
Kitty Kelley pulls back the curtain on America's most powerful political dynasty. She reveals Senator Prescott Bush's struggles with alcohol and traces the family's rise through three generations. The book exposes George Herbert Walker Bush's extramarital affairs during his political career. It documents George W. Bush's path from troubled youth to born-again Christian, examining his questionable business transactions and military service controversies. Kelley argues that the Bush family has systematically erased unflattering details from their public narrative. She presents evidence of financial improprieties and personal failings that contradict their carefully crafted image. The author claims to have uncovered the real story behind their political ascent, showing how they maintained their reputation while hiding damaging truths. This unauthorized biography challenges the official Bush family story with allegations of deception and cover-ups spanning decades.
Genres: 20th-century, biography-memoir, 21st-century, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
739 pages · Paperback · Sijthoff