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Horns and halos

This documentary captures the unlikely connection of three men - an ex-con biographer (J.H. Hatfield), a janitor turned publisher (Sander Hicks), and U.S. President George W. Bush - whose paths to power and popularity become tangled in the controversial book "Fortunate Son". Set against the backdrop of the fierce 2000 presidential campaign, follows Hatfield and Hicks as they battle lawyers, media and mounting debt to get the book back on the shelves.

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  • "Fahrenheit nine/eleven"@en

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  • "This is the tragic story of the downfall of James Hatfield, whose unofficial biography of George W. Bush, "Fortunate son," was banned after battling to get it published and after his criminal record came to light but finally picked up by a small press."
  • "This documentary captures the unlikely connection of three men - an ex-con biographer (J.H. Hatfield), a janitor turned publisher (Sander Hicks), and U.S. President George W. Bush - whose paths to power and popularity become tangled in the controversial book "Fortunate Son". Set against the backdrop of the fierce 2000 presidential campaign, follows Hatfield and Hicks as they battle lawyers, media and mounting debt to get the book back on the shelves."
  • "This documentary captures the unlikely connection of three men - an ex-con biographer (J.H. Hatfield), a janitor turned publisher (Sander Hicks), and U.S. President George W. Bush - whose paths to power and popularity become tangled in the controversial book "Fortunate Son". Set against the backdrop of the fierce 2000 presidential campaign, follows Hatfield and Hicks as they battle lawyers, media and mounting debt to get the book back on the shelves."@en
  • "This documentary captures the unlikely connection of three men - an ex-con biographer (J.H. Hatfield), a janitor turned publisher (Sander Hicks), and U.S. President George W. Bush - whose paths to power and popularity become tangled in the controversial book "Fortunate Son". Set against the backdrop of the fierce 2000 presidential campaign, follows Hatfield and Hicks as they battle lawyers, media and mounting debt to get the book back on the shelves. At the time of its recall the book was a bestseller, no doubt due to its allegations that Bush had been arrested for cocaine possession in 1972. After facing a lawsuit, a thrashing on 60 Minutes and bankruptcy, Soft Skull attempts to make one last splash at the Book Expo of America. Hatfield reluctantly reveals his sources for the book's cocaine allegation, and the fallout is explosive."@en
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  • "In October 1999, an article appeared in the New York Times indicating that publisher St. Martins Press had recalled FORTUNATE SON, the first published biography of George W. Bush, when it was revealed that the author, J.H. Hatfield, served five years in prison for solicitation of capital murder. At the time of its recall, the book was a bestseller, no doubt due to the books allegations that Bush had been arrested for cocaine possession in 1972. Set against the backdrop of the fierce 2000 presidential campaign, Horns and Halos follows Hatfield and Hicks as they battle lawyers, media and mounting debt to get FORTUNATE SON back on the shelves. After facing a lawsuit, a thrashing on 60 minutes and bankruptsy, Soft Skull attempts to make one last splash at the Book Expo of America. Hatfield reluctantly reveals his sources for the book's cocain allegations, and the fallout is explosive."@en
  • "This documentary captures the unlikely connection of three men - an ex-con biographer (J.H. Hatfield), a janitor turned publisher (Sander Hicks), and U.S. President George W. Bush - whose paths to power and popularity become tangled in the controversial book "Fortunate Son". Set against the backdrop of the fierce 2000 presidential campaign, follows Hatfield and Hicks as they battle lawyers, media and mounting debt to get the book back on the shelves. At the time of its recall the book was a bestseller, no doubt due to its allegations that Bush had been arrested for cocaine possession in 1972. After facing a lawsuit, a thrashing on 60 Minutes and bankruptcy, Soft Shell attempts to make one last splash at the Book Expo of America. Hatfield reluctantly reveals his sources for the book's cocaine allegation, and the fallout is explosive."

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