The Steal

The Attempt to Overturn the 2020 US Election and the People Who Stopped It

The Steal
Mark Bowden
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h234 x 153mm - 320pg
6 Jan 2022 US
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9781611854299
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In the sixty-four days between November 3 and January 6, President Donald Trump and his allies fought to reverse the outcome of the vote. Focusing on six states - Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin - Trump' s supporters claimed widespread voter fraud. Caught up in this effort were scores of activists, lawyers, judges and state and local officials, among them Rohn Bishop, enthusiastic chairman of the Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, Republican Party, who would be branded a traitor for refusing to say his state' s election was tainted, and Ruby Freeman, a part-time ballot counter in Atlanta who found herself accused of being a ' professional vote scammer' by the President. Working with a team of researchers and reporters, Mark Bowden and Matthew Teague uncover never-before-told accounts from the election officials fighting to do their jobs amid outlandish claims and threats to themselves, their colleagues and their families. The Steal is an engaging, in-depth report on what happened during those crucial nine weeks and a portrait of the heroic individuals who did their duty and stood firm against the unprecedented, sustained attack on the US election system and ensured that every legal vote was counted and the will of the people prevailed.
An indispensable and alarming ground-level record. . . In their terrific new book. . . the authors have used a stethoscope to examine the minutia of the American election process. The result is a thrilling and suspenseful celebration of the survival of democracy. * Guardian * A lean, fast-paced and important account of the chaotic final weeks of the Trump administration. * New York Times * The Steal is a terrifying picture of the civil war that began on Election Day 2020. Here is the rancor, distrust, and deception that spun into the conspiracies and rabbit holes that Donald Trump has used to undermine truth, logic, and common sense. This is the behind-the-scenes world of the Big Lie. The Stealreads like an edge-of-your-seat political thriller - one without a happy ending. -- Michael Wolff The Steal is brilliant, an incredibly important document reported without bile or self-righteousness. A book every conservative should read. -- P. J. O' Rourke Rousing, infuriating, sobering, and instructive, this page-turning account of the election debacle exposes the legal, political, and, sadly, even physical attacks on those civic-minded individuals trusted with upholding democracy' s foundations and those committed to destroying that trust. A riveting must-read for all concerned about the future of American democracy. * Booklist (starred review) *
Mark Bowden is the author of fifteen books, including Killing Pablo and Black Hawk Down. He reported at the Philadelphia Inquirer for twenty years and now writes for The Atlantic and other magazines. Matthew Teague is a contributor to National Geographic, The Atlantic, Esquire and other magazines, and executive producer of Our Friend, a feature film that premiered in 2021.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781611854299
Published: 6 Jan 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 495g
Pages: 320

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