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Book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. A quartercentury later, their sons, wayne and john paul david a. John mccain has 68 books on goodreads with 31545 ratings. John mccain and john sidney mccain lived much of their childhoods without their fathers. Ultimately, faith of my fathers shows us, with great feeling and appreciation, what fathers give to their sons, and what endures. Faith of my fathers is a 1999 bestselling nonfiction book by united states senator john mccain with mark salter. Faith of my fathers by john mccain with mark salter is a memoir that highlights john mccains ancestry, focusing primarily on his grandfather, father, and on his own life. The film is based on the memoir of the same title that was written by mccain himself. Mark salter has collaborated with john mccain on all seven of their books, including faith of my fathers, worth the fighting for, why courage matters, character is destiny, hard call, and thirteen. This tv movie is based on the book written by senator john mccain describing his 5 years of torture when he was a. It traces the story of mccains life growing up, during his time in the united states naval academy, and his military service as a naval aviator before and. With the vietnam war raging in 1969, two young fathers report for duty. Faith of my fathers tells the story of the young john mccain shawn hatosy.
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The republican partys nominee for president in the 2008 election, mccain was also the author of faith of my fathers, worth the fighting for, why courage matters, character is destiny. Buy faith of my fathers signed by author by mccain, john, salter, mark isbn. John mccain is the senior united states senator from arizona and presidential nominee of the republican party in the 2008 presidential election. This book was a gift to my husband who is not a reader. Mar 11, 2008 buy faith of my fathers signed by author by mccain, john, salter, mark isbn. Faith of my fathers teaches deep truths that are valid in any age but that warrant special attention in our own. As the 2000 presidential campaign heats up, republican hopeful mccain, the senior senator from arizona, weighs in with the most engrossing book to appear in. Faith of my fathers summary by john mccain is a brief biography and introduction to the life of many celebrated americans, especially those who fought for justice and freedom. In this inspirational book, we learn about his childhood, his years in high school and at the naval academy, and the five years he spent as a prisoner of war after his plane was shot down over north vietnam in 1967.
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