BOOKS ABOUT DONALD J. TRUMP
“A biography, is a detailed description of a person’s life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person’s experience of these life events,” Wikipedia
By Trevor K. McNeil
Write It All Down
Trump rarely reads and is writing his memoir on his Twitter feed, 240 characters at a time
We live in an age of documentation. The word “biography” did not enter the English lexicon until relatively recently. We now have the ability to create personalized literature 240 characters at a time. I’m sure a book about Donald Trump will someday be written based on his Twitter feed. Before this age of technology however, a person had to be somewhat well-known before anyone would think to write, or read, a book about them. One group that has almost always been in this category are U.S. presidents.
Once In The Ground
For much of American history, a president could count on being at least out of office before the ink began to fly. Some of the former leaders with the most pages dedicated to them being those who are long dead. Once in the ground, presidents become easy targets for writers and historians to delve into every aspect of their life and career from multiple angles. It’s always easier once someone is dead to dig about in their personal correspondence and investigate rumor and innuendo, and talk to people who shared time with the president.
