Fortunate Son: The Rise of George W. Bush & The Next Generation of Politics - James Howard H. Hatfield - Hardcover

George W. Bush's phenomenal ascension to the front ranks of the Y2K presidential race has left many of us, while attracted by his obvious charm, with no clear idea of what he's done in the past, or what he hopes to do in the future. Through exhaustive research and probing interviews, award-winning biographer and journalist James Hatfield succeeds in providing us with an invaluable portrait of this largely unknown man who, more than any other, appears to have the key to the Oval Office already safely tucked away in his pocket. The book delves into: -- Why Bush's parents pressured him to break off his engagement to his first fiancee-- How he avoided the draft at the height of Vietnam and remained stateside in the National Guard-- Investigation by the SEC of possible insider trading for which Bush was never charged, after Bush sold almost a million dollars' worth of oil company stock a week before his firm posted a $23 million lossFortunate Son is a balanced, engrossing portrait ofa man at the threshold of history.Hatfield, James Howard is the author of 'Fortunate Son: The Rise of George W. Bush & The Next Generation of Politics - James Howard H. Hatfield - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780312242688 and ISBN 0312242689.