Joe Biden

Harper Collins, 2010. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. Now with four new chapters that explore Biden?fs 2020 presidential campaign ; his sparring with Trump, both in and out of the debates; and his ultimate election as the 46th president of the United States Raised in the working-class towns of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington , Delaware, and with lackluster grades in school and no particular goals, J oe Biden shocked the nation in 1972 when he became one of the youngest elec ted senators in U.S. history. Over the course of more than four decades, he carved a legacy for himself as one of the most respected legislators in th e country before going on to serve as the vice president under Barack Obama and ultimately taking up the office of president in his own right. Yet Biden?fs political success has been matched by personal tragedy and cou ntless challenges. Within two months of being elected in 1972, Biden lost h is wife, Neilia, and his young daughter in a tragic accident-a loss that br ought him to the nadir of despair and shook his resolve to stay in politics . He suffered two brain aneurysms and career-threatening gaffes and miscues . In 2015, he lost his eldest son, Beau, to brain cancer. These difficult t rials left him a more compassionate man, particularly suited for ?gthe batt le for America?fs soul?h in the midst of the nationwide divisiveness brough t to a head by President Trump. Based on exhaustive research by one of Washington?fs most prolific journalists, including numerous exclusive interviews with Biden?fs confidants and.