Too close to call: the thirty-six-day battle to decide the 2000 election
Author:
Publisher:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Pub. Date:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Language:
English
Lexile measure:
1220L
Description
From the best-selling author of A Vast Conspiracy and The Run of His Life comes Too Close to Call—the definitive story of the Bush-Gore presidential recount. A political and legal analyst of unparalleled journalistic skill, Jeffrey Toobin is the ideal writer to distill the events of the thirty-six anxiety-filled days that culminated in one of the most stunning Supreme Court decisions in history.
Packed with news-making disclosures and written with the drive of a legal thriller, Too Close to Call takes us inside James Baker's private jet, through the locked gates to Al Gore's mansion, behind the covered-up windows of Katherine Harris's office, and even into the secret conference room of the United States Supreme Court. As the scene shifts from Washington to Austin and into the remote corners of the enduringly strange Sunshine State, Toobin's book will transform what you thought you knew about the most extraordinary political drama in American history.
The Florida recount unfolded in a kaleidoscopic maze of bizarre concepts (chads, pregnant and otherwise), unfamiliar people in critically important positions (the Florida Supreme Court), and familiar people in surprising new places (the Miami relatives of Elián González, in a previously undisclosed role in this melodrama). With the rich characterization that is his trademark, Toobin portrays the prominent strategists who masterminded the campaigns—the Daleys and the Roves—and also the lesser-known but influential players who pulled the strings, as well as the judges and justices whose decisions determined the final outcome. Toobin gives both camps a treatment they have not yet received—remarkably evenhanded, nonpartisan, and entirely new.
The post-election period posed a challenge to even the most zealous news junkie: how to keep up with what was happening and sort out the important from the trivial. Jeffrey Toobin has now done this—and then some. With clarity, insight, humor, and a deep understanding of the law, he deconstructs the events, the players, and the often Byzantine intricacies of our judicial system. A remarkable account of one of the most significant periods in our country's history, Too Close to Call is endlessly surprising, frequently poignant, and wholly addictive.
Packed with news-making disclosures and written with the drive of a legal thriller, Too Close to Call takes us inside James Baker's private jet, through the locked gates to Al Gore's mansion, behind the covered-up windows of Katherine Harris's office, and even into the secret conference room of the United States Supreme Court. As the scene shifts from Washington to Austin and into the remote corners of the enduringly strange Sunshine State, Toobin's book will transform what you thought you knew about the most extraordinary political drama in American history.
The Florida recount unfolded in a kaleidoscopic maze of bizarre concepts (chads, pregnant and otherwise), unfamiliar people in critically important positions (the Florida Supreme Court), and familiar people in surprising new places (the Miami relatives of Elián González, in a previously undisclosed role in this melodrama). With the rich characterization that is his trademark, Toobin portrays the prominent strategists who masterminded the campaigns—the Daleys and the Roves—and also the lesser-known but influential players who pulled the strings, as well as the judges and justices whose decisions determined the final outcome. Toobin gives both camps a treatment they have not yet received—remarkably evenhanded, nonpartisan, and entirely new.
The post-election period posed a challenge to even the most zealous news junkie: how to keep up with what was happening and sort out the important from the trivial. Jeffrey Toobin has now done this—and then some. With clarity, insight, humor, and a deep understanding of the law, he deconstructs the events, the players, and the often Byzantine intricacies of our judicial system. A remarkable account of one of the most significant periods in our country's history, Too Close to Call is endlessly surprising, frequently poignant, and wholly addictive.
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
Subjects
Subjects
Bush, George W
Bush, George W. -- (George Walker), -- 1946-
Bush, George W. -- (George Walker), -- 1946- -- Trials, litigation, etc
Contested elections
Contested elections -- Florida -- History -- 20th century
Contested elections -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Election
Gore, Al
Gore, Al, -- 1948-
Gore, Al, -- 1948- -- Trials, litigation, etc
History
Law
Nonfiction
Politics
Politics and government
Presidents
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2000
United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001
Bush, George W. -- (George Walker), -- 1946-
Bush, George W. -- (George Walker), -- 1946- -- Trials, litigation, etc
Contested elections
Contested elections -- Florida -- History -- 20th century
Contested elections -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Election
Gore, Al
Gore, Al, -- 1948-
Gore, Al, -- 1948- -- Trials, litigation, etc
History
Law
Nonfiction
Politics
Politics and government
Presidents
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2000
United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001
More Details
ISBN:
9780375761072
9780375507083
9781588360632
9780375507083
9781588360632
Lexile measure:
1220L
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 5f3dab98-e7f6-f05c-8c51-d1810e2cdee8 |
---|---|
Grouping Title | too close to call the thirty six day battle to decide the 2000 election |
Grouping Author | jeffrey toobin |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2022-05-17 02:08:33AM |
Last Indexed | 2022-05-17 02:51:43AM |
Novelist Primary ISBN | 9780375507083 |
Solr Details
accelerated_reader_point_value | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
accelerated_reader_reading_level | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
author | Toobin, Jeffrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
author_display | Toobin, Jeffrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
available_at_catalog | South Natomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
detailed_location_catalog | South Natomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
display_description | From the best-selling author of A Vast Conspiracy and The Run of His Life comes Too Close to Call—the definitive story of the Bush-Gore presidential recount. A political and legal analyst of unparalleled journalistic skill, Jeffrey Toobin is the ideal writer to distill the events of the thirty-six anxiety-filled days that culminated in one of the most stunning Supreme Court decisions in history. Packed with news-making disclosures and written with the drive of a legal thriller, Too Close to Call takes us inside James Baker's private jet, through the locked gates to Al Gore's mansion, behind the covered-up windows of Katherine Harris's office, and even into the secret conference room of the United States Supreme Court. As the scene shifts from Washington to Austin and into the remote corners of the enduringly strange Sunshine State, Toobin's book will transform what you thought you knew about the most extraordinary political drama in American history. The Florida recount unfolded in a kaleidoscopic maze of bizarre concepts (chads, pregnant and otherwise), unfamiliar people in critically important positions (the Florida Supreme Court), and familiar people in surprising new places (the Miami relatives of Elián González, in a previously undisclosed role in this melodrama). With the rich characterization that is his trademark, Toobin portrays the prominent strategists who masterminded the campaigns—the Daleys and the Roves—and also the lesser-known but influential players who pulled the strings, as well as the judges and justices whose decisions determined the final outcome. Toobin gives both camps a treatment they have not yet received—remarkably evenhanded, nonpartisan, and entirely new. The post-election period posed a challenge to even the most zealous news junkie: how to keep up with what was happening and sort out the important from the trivial. Jeffrey Toobin has now done this—and then some. With clarity, insight, humor, and a deep understanding of the law, he deconstructs the events, the players, and the often Byzantine intricacies of our judicial system. A remarkable account of one of the most significant periods in our country's history, Too Close to Call is endlessly surprising, frequently poignant, and wholly addictive. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
format_catalog | Book eBook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
format_category_catalog | Books eBook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
id | 5f3dab98-e7f6-f05c-8c51-d1810e2cdee8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
isbn | 9780375507083 9780375761072 9781588360632 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
item_details
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
itype_catalog | Adult Book Non-Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
last_indexed | 2022-05-17T09:51:43.629Z | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
lexile_score | 1220 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
literary_form | Non Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
literary_form_full | Non Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
local_callnumber_catalog | 324.973 T668 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
owning_library_catalog | Sacramento Public Library | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
owning_location_catalog | South Natomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
primary_isbn | 9780375761072 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
publishDate | 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
publisher | Random House Publishing Group Random House, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
record_details
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
recordtype | grouped_work | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
scoping_details_catalog
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
subject_facet | Bush, George W. -- (George Walker), -- 1946- Bush, George W. -- (George Walker), -- 1946- -- Trials, litigation, etc Contested elections -- Florida -- History -- 20th century Contested elections -- United States -- History -- 20th century Gore, Al, -- 1948- Gore, Al, -- 1948- -- Trials, litigation, etc Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2000 United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | Too close to call : the thirty-six-day battle to decide the 2000 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | Too Close to Call The Thirty-Six-Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election Too close to call : the thirty-six-day battle to decide the 2000 election / Jeffrey Toobin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | Too close to call | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_sub | the thirty-six-day battle to decide the 2000 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Bush, George W Contested elections Election Gore, Al History Law Nonfiction Politics Politics and government Presidents |