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A riveting, meticulously researched, and provocative biography of Donald J. Trump from the author of Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary.Born into a family of privilege and wealth, he was sent to military school at the age of 13. After an unremarkable academic career, he joined the family business in real estate and built his fortune. His personal brand: sex, money and power. From no-holds-barred reality TV star to unlikely candidate, Donald J. Trump rose to the highest political office: President of the United States of America. Learn fascinating details about his personal history, including:-Why Trump's grandfather left Germany and immigrated to America-Why Woodie Guthrie wrote a song criticizing Trump's father-How Trump's romance with Ivana began -- and ended-When Trump first declared his interest in running for PresidentDiscover the incredible true story of America's 45th President: his questionable political and personal conduct, and his unprecedented rise to power.Richly informed by original research and illustrated throughout with photographs and documents, Unpresidented is a gripping and important read.



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Martha Brockenbrough

Martha Brockenbrough is the author of many books for young readers: - Frank & The Bad Surprise (Levine Querido) - Into the Bloodred Woods (Scholastic) - I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story (Little, Brown) - This Old Dog (Levine Querido) - Unpresidented: a biography of Donald Trump (Feiwel & Friends) - Cheerful Chick (Scholastic) - Alexander Hamilton: Revolutionary (Feiwel & Friends) - Love, Santa (Scholastic) - Back to School with Bigfoot & Bigfoot Wants a Little Brother (Scholastic) - The Game of Love and Death (Scholastic) - Shark Week (Feiwel & Friends) - Finding Bigfoot (Feiwel & Friends) - The Dinosaur Tooth Fairy (Scholastic) - Devine Intervention (Scholastic) She teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts and founded National Grammar Day. She has worked as a newspaper reporter, a high school teacher, and as editor of MSN.com.



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