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An American Son: A Memoir
Published by Penguin Random House Audio
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Few politicians have risen to national prominence as quickly as Marco Rubio. Here is the full story of his unlikely journey.
Florida Senator Marco Rubio electrified the 2012 Republican National Convention by telling the story of his parents, who were struggling immigrants from Cuba. They embraced their new country and taught their children to appreciate its unique opportunities. Every sacrifice they made over the years, as they worked hard at blue-collar jobs in Miami and Las Vegas, was for their children.
Young Marco grew up dreaming about football, not politics. In this fascinating memoir, he reveals how he ended up running for the West Miami City Commission, and then the Florida House of Representatives. In just six years he rose to Speaker of the Florida House. He then won his U.S. Senate campaign as an extreme long shot.
Now Rubio speaks on the national stage about the better future that's possible if we return to our founding principles. In that vision, as in his family's story, Rubio proves that the American Dream is still alive for those who pursue it.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Florida Senator Marco Rubio electrified the 2012 Republican National Convention by telling the story of his parents, who were struggling immigrants from Cuba. They embraced their new country and taught their children to appreciate its unique opportunities. Every sacrifice they made over the years, as they worked hard at blue-collar jobs in Miami and Las Vegas, was for their children.
Young Marco grew up dreaming about football, not politics. In this fascinating memoir, he reveals how he ended up running for the West Miami City Commission, and then the Florida House of Representatives. In just six years he rose to Speaker of the Florida House. He then won his U.S. Senate campaign as an extreme long shot.
Now Rubio speaks on the national stage about the better future that's possible if we return to our founding principles. In that vision, as in his family's story, Rubio proves that the American Dream is still alive for those who pursue it.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I became interested in Marco Rubio's career when he ran against Charlie Crist for the senate seat in Florida. Rubio is my age, with young children, and was moderately conservative. I did not like Charlie Crist; that tan alone creeped me out. Crist seemed to assume he would get the senat seat because of who he was, not what he wanted to do for Florida or the US.Marco Rubio gives an in-depth look at how his political life was created and proceeded. He discusses his family, up-bringing, education and career. This biography meanders at times but I found his honesty about his family and his life to be quite poignant. Rubio discusses the love he has for his family, the deaths of his grandfather and father (both of whom has great impact on his beliefs and integrity), and his belief in his job as senator. I believe he sees life and politics from a unique perspective and the country is better for having him in Washington DC.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I think this book was written a little too soon. Marco Rubio obviously has only just began his career in public service. The book talks a lot about his early life, as well as his political campaigns for the various offices he has held. The writing definitely could have been better. In one paragraph, the first sentence mentions the birth of his son, while the rest of the paragraph has nothing whatsoever to do with his family at all. The book is very political in that it talks a lot about Rubio's positions on some of today's issues.