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Worth the Fighting For : A Memoir by John McCain; Mark Salter; OverDrive, Inc is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Senator John McCain tells the story of his great American journey, from the U.S. Navy to his electrifying campaign for the presidency in 2000, interwoven with heartfelt portraits of the mavericks who have inspired him through the years. After five and a half years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, naval aviator John McCain returned home a changed man. Regaining his health and flight-eligibility status, he resumed his military career, commanding carrier pilots and serving as the navy’s liaison to what is sometimes ironically called the world’s most exclusive club, the United States Senate. Accompanying Senators John Tower and Henry “Scoop” Jackson on international trips, McCain began his political education in the company of two masters, leaders whose standards he would strive to maintain upon his election to the U.S. Congress. There, he learned valuable lessons in cooperation from a good-humored congressman from the other party, Morris Udall. In 1986, McCain was elected to the U.S. Senate, inheriting the seat of another role model, Barry Goldwater. During his time in public office, McCain has seen acts of principle and acts of craven self-interest. He describ
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- John McCain; Mark Salter; OverDrive, Inc
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781588362582
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Political Science, History, Biography
- Rating
- 3.32 / 5 (225 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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