From Carthage to Oslo: A Biography of Al Gore

By Troy Gipson

Book Overview

In this comprehensive insider biography of former Vice President Al Gore, the author shares his insight with the former two-term vice president and environmental activist.

Author Troy Gipson, a former campaign manager and longtime friend of Al Gore, has penned a rare, behind-the-scenes account of the former two-term vice president and climate change activist. In stunning detail, Gipson chronicles the life and career of Al Gore, from his early years growing up in a powerful political family and his rapid rise through Congress and ascension to the vice presidency. Gipson also delves into Gore's campaign in the 2000 presidential election against Texas Governor George W. Bush, which ended in controversy after the U.S. Supreme Court intervened in overruling the Florida state Supreme Court's decision to allow voting recounts in the state.

After leaving political office, Gore turned his attention to global climate change, and his documentary film An Inconvenient Truth was recognized as a turning point in the climate change movement. Today, Al Gore has emerged at the forefront in the crusade against climate change, leading the Climate Reality Project and Generation Investment, both ventures aimed at bringing private industry solutions to combating global climate change.

Having known and worked with Al Gore since his first political campaign in 1976, the author provides a unique perspective on Gore's political service and the personal side of the man himself: his character, loyalty, motivations, and insatiable desire to make a difference in the nation and the world. Breathtaking in scope and moving in its portrayal, From Carthage to Oslo is the definitive insider's biography of Al Gore.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478126736
• ISBN13: 9781478126737
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"