The Making of Donald Trump

The culmination of nearly 30 years of reporting on Donald Trump this in-depth report by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston takes a revealingly close look at the moguls rise to prominence --- and now ultimate power. Covering the long arc of Trumps career Johnston tells the full story of how a boy from a quiet section of Queens NYwould become an entirely new and complex breed of public figure. Trump is a man of great media savvy entrepreneurial spirit and political clout. Yet his career has been plagued by legal troubles and mounting controversy. From the origins of his familys fortune to his own too-big-to-fail business empire; from his education and early career to his whirlwind and ultimately successful presidential bid The Making of Donald Trump provides the fullest picture yet of Trumps extraordinary ascendency. Love him or hate him Trumps massive influence is undeniable and figures as diverse as Woody Guthrie (who wrote a scathing song about Trumps father) and Red Scare prosecutor Roy Cohn mob bosses and high rollers as well as the average American voter have all been pulled into his orbit. Drawing on decades of interviews financial records court documents and public statements David Cay Johnston who has covered Trump longer and more closely than any other journalist working today gives us the most in-depth look yet at the man who has shocked the world.