Ross Perot: The Man Behind the Myth
By (Author) Ken Gross
Random House USA Inc
Random House USA Inc
4th August 1992
United States
General
Non Fiction
Biography: historical, political and military
973.928092
Paperback
272
Width 140mm, Height 216mm, Spine 19mm
366g
A portrait of the outsider presidential candidate who captured the American imagination, based on exclusive interviews with Ross Perot, his family, and his business associates
Hes a brilliant entrepreneur, a robust patriot, a working-class boy who rose to be a business tycoon. But who is the real Ross Perot
In this definitive biography that everyone who cares about America will want to read, Ken Gross brings to life the man behind the news stories and the sound bites, offering insights into Perots gifts for leadership. Here are the experiences that forged Perots character and political convictions: his humble childhood in Texas, his naval service, his astounding business success, his daring hostage-rescue mission to Iran. Here are his down-to-earth ideas for re-energizing America.
Ross Perot: The Man Behind the Myth offers the most revealing and detailed portrait yet of the man who singlehandedly transformed Americas political landscape.
Ken Gross is a magazine writer and a former columnist forNewsday. A recipient of the Meyer Berger Award for journalism, he is the author of nine previous books of fiction and nonfiction.