The book examines how both the Annapolis and the Vietnam experiences shaped the different characters portrayed, and how it foreshadowed their political careers, and for some, their involvement in the Iran-Contra affair.
The Nightingale's Song received generally strong reviews, with Geoffrey Norman in American Way stating that the individual narratives taken collectively "become something greater than the sum of their parts. They take the reader on an odyssey across some of the hardest terrain of recent American history." The New York Times listed it as a "Notable Book of the Year" and Time magazine selected it as one of the year's five best works of nonfiction. Its sales were modest.[1]
In 1999, while Senator John McCain was campaigning for the Republican Party's nomination for president, Timberg excerpted the portions of The Nightingale's Song pertaining to McCain, augmented them with some early and recent biographical material, and put together another book, John McCain: An American Odyssey. It was in turn subsequently reissued by the Free Press in 2007, in conjunction with McCain's 2008 presidential nomination campaign, with a new foreword containing some updates on McCain in the 2000s.
References
^Kirkpatrick, David D. (2008-10-12). "Writing Memoir, McCain Found a Narrative for Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
External links
Booknotes interview with Timberg on Nightingale's Song, August 27, 1995
nightingale, song, 1995, book, baltimore, journalist, robert, timberg, relates, military, political, careers, five, graduates, united, states, naval, academy, most, whom, served, during, vietnam, either, united, states, navy, united, states, marine, corps, joh. The Nightingale s Song is a 1995 book by Baltimore Sun journalist Robert Timberg It relates the military and political careers of five graduates of the United States Naval Academy most of whom served during the Vietnam War in either the United States Navy or United States Marine Corps John McCain Bud McFarlane Oliver North John Poindexter and Jim Webb Timberg himself was also a Naval Academy graduate and served in Vietnam with the Marine Corps where he was badly wounded The Nightingale s SongAuthorRobert TimbergLanguageEnglishPublisherSimon amp SchusterPublication date1995Media typeHardcoverPages544ISBN0 684 80301 1OCLC32015311Dewey Decimal327 73 20LC ClassE876 T55 1995The book examines how both the Annapolis and the Vietnam experiences shaped the different characters portrayed and how it foreshadowed their political careers and for some their involvement in the Iran Contra affair The Nightingale s Song received generally strong reviews with Geoffrey Norman in American Way stating that the individual narratives taken collectively become something greater than the sum of their parts They take the reader on an odyssey across some of the hardest terrain of recent American history The New York Times listed it as a Notable Book of the Year and Time magazine selected it as one of the year s five best works of nonfiction Its sales were modest 1 John McCain An American OdysseyAuthorRobert TimbergLanguageEnglishPublisherTouchstone BooksPublication date1999Media typeSoftcoverPages235ISBN0 684 86794 XIn 1999 while Senator John McCain was campaigning for the Republican Party s nomination for president Timberg excerpted the portions of The Nightingale s Song pertaining to McCain augmented them with some early and recent biographical material and put together another book John McCain An American Odyssey It was in turn subsequently reissued by the Free Press in 2007 in conjunction with McCain s 2008 presidential nomination campaign with a new foreword containing some updates on McCain in the 2000s References Edit Kirkpatrick David D 2008 10 12 Writing Memoir McCain Found a Narrative for Life The New York Times Retrieved 2008 10 13 External links EditBooknotes interview with Timberg on Nightingale s Song August 27 1995 This article about a book on politics of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article on a nonfiction book about the Vietnam War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Nightingale 27s Song amp oldid 1157726597, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
