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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.90922
EAN: 9781400067923
Edition: First Printing
ISBN: 1400067928
Label: Random House
Manufacturer: Random House
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: March 03, 2008
Publisher: Random House
Release Date: March 03, 2008
Studio: Random House
Features:- Rare "Faith of my Fathers: A Family Memoir" Autographed Copy from Senator John McCain.
- Proof Photo of John McCain signing for us, will be included with purchase of this item!
- PSA/DNA Certified Authentic #H03927.
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This is a John McCain autographed Faith of My Fathers hardcover (with dust jacket) autobiography. John has signed the book in black sharpie for us. The book includes a PSA/DNA certificate of authenticity, with PSA/DNA authentication certification #H03927. These items have been certified authentic by PSA/DNA. The most reliable 3rd party autograph authenticator in america. The item will come with a PSA/DNA Certificate of Authenticity and matching tamper proof PSA/DNA sticker. Please click on images to enlarge.
Amazon.com Review:
Books by politicians are not often worth reading, but John McCain's Faith of My Fathers is an astonishing exception to the rule. The Republican senator from Arizona has a remarkable story to tell--better than just about any of his peers--and he tells it well, with crisp prose and an unexpected sense for narrative pacing. The first half of the book concerns his naval forbears: his grandfather commanded an aircraft carrier in the Second World War, while his father presided over all naval forces in the Pacific during the Vietnam War. They were the first father-son admirals in American history. Young John McCain knew he had enormous shoes to fill and rebelled against many of the expectations set for him. At the Naval Academy, he was nearly expelled, graduating fifth from the bottom of his class. He never became an admiral, but achieved fame another way: as a naval aviator in 1967, he was shot down over North Vietnam and spent several years in POW camps, where he was beaten, tortured, and nearly allowed to die. McCain describes the awful details of his imprisonment and tells how he stayed mentally strong during seemingly endless months of solitary confinement and how he communicated in code with fellow captives. Faith of My Fathers concludes with McCain's release and contains no information about his subsequent political career. It is, nonetheless, a complete and compelling memoir of individual heroism--one that will interest both political and military history buffs. --John J. Miller
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While this book could have benefitted from tighter editing, it is worth sticking with to be amazed by the extraordinary heroism displayed by the Arizona senator during his long and distinguished career. Few Americans could fathom the suffering he and his fellow POWs endured to serve our country and, no matter what you think of his politics, you will come away with not only great respect for his honor and service, but a sense of pride that people like him continue to sacrifice for the freedom of ... Read More
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It has become commonplace for Presidential (and, yes, Vice Presidential) candidates to have a published book in the bookstores at some point in the campaign for the Oval Office. Barack Obama has two memoirs published, Senator McCain has three books out, Joe Biden has his book out, and even Governor Palin has at least two books out about her (though, admittedly, not written by her). Among Senator McCain's published books is Faith of My Fathers, a family memoir that is entirely not about politics. ... Read More
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A painfully honest family story. Much of this book focuses on John McCain's father and grandfather, both of whom had significantly more successful military careers.
McCain clearly admired his father/grandfather and wanted to follow in their footsteps. He seemed to be cut from a different cloth and fate delivered a very different set of life experiences. The stories regarding his treatment in North Vietnam showed him to be a person who could endure great hardship and still retain ... Read More
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Reading this Book, It is so sad, that America Made such a Bad Choice, And that the Media was in the tank the whole time for the other candidate despite so much controversy surrounding the other candidate. You have to Admire a Man Like Mccain what He did For His Country, and Continues to do so. He is not Perfect, But His Experience could have helped us so much, Sadly Hollywood and other Extreme elements did not Think so. This Book Is Great, Revealing of A Great Man Who Sadly Could have been, As a 26 ... Read More
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Oh John McCain, I do feel very bad that you've gone through so much. Perhaps you should have told Mr. Salter (the ex-security guard turned novelista) to focus more on that and less on the near one hundred pages of exposition touting your father and his father's accomplishments and quirky views on life. Everyone's familiar with the little piece of Americana that is the perpetually is-he-or-isn't-he-drunk father, and that exposition displays it in spades. However, we the readers would probably rather ... Read More
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