"It presents an entirely damning portrait of Pence. You''ve seen his colors before, but not so vividly and in this detail." -Frank Bruni, The New York Times
"Producing a biography of a living, controversial politician is always difficult. D''Antonio and Eisner have succeeded in this well-documented, damning book. Cue the outrage from Sean Hannity et al."-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
In this well-rounded, deeply-investigated biography, the first full look at the vice president, two award-winning journalists unmask the real Mike Pence.
Little-known outside his home state until Donald Trump made him his running mate, Mike Pence-who proclaims himself a Christian first, a conservative second, and a Republican third-has long worn a carefully-constructed mask of Midwestern nice. Behind his self-proclaimed humility and self-abasing deference, however, hides a man whose own presidential ambitions have blazed since high school. Pence