When the Tea Party Came to Town: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives' Most Combative, Dysfunctional, and Infuriating Term in Modern History

Author:   Robert Draper
Publisher:   Simon & Schuster
ISBN:  

9781451642094


Pages:   352
Publication Date:   21 May 2013
Format:   Paperback
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When the Tea Party Came to Town: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives' Most Combative, Dysfunctional, and Infuriating Term in Modern History


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From the author of the New York Times bestseller Dead Certain, the definitive book about the Bush Presidency, a revealing and riveting look at the new House of Representatives, elected in the history-making 2010 midterm elections.

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Author:   Robert Draper
Publisher:   Simon & Schuster
Imprint:   Simon & Schuster
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.30cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9781451642094


ISBN 10:   1451642091
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   21 May 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Superb . . . A rich and deeply reported look at the House Republicans who took over the chamber after the 2010 elections. --Ryan Lizza The New Yorker's Ten Best Political Books of 2012


Vivid . . . Compelling . . . [Draper's] refreshingly balanced account captures the drama of one of Congress's most combative and maddeningly frustrating years in memory. Colorful . . . An engaging and often funny chronicle of the year in the House of Representatives following the Tea Party-powered 2010 elections. A gripping and fast-paced narrative. Superb . . . A rich and deeply reported look at the House Republicans who took over the chamber after the 2010 elections. --Ryan Lizza The New Yorker's Ten Best Political Books of 2012 Superb . . . A rich and deeply reported look at the House Republicans who took over the chamber after the 2010 elections. --Ryan Lizza The New Yorker's Ten Best Political Books of 2012


Author Information

Robert Draper is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and National Geographic and a correspondent to GQ. He is the author of several books, most recently the New York Times bestseller Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush. He lives in Washington, DC.

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