The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty
LC Class | E747 .K45 2004b | |
The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty is an
Glynn Wilson, who failed to graduate yet falsely claimed to be professor of journalism at the University of Tennessee and who, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, falsely claimed to have been the New Orleans Bureau Chief of the Dallas Morning News (no such bureau existed), was a free-lance journalist from Alabama,[2] who sued Kelley for plagiarism claiming passages from the book contained the exact wording as an online article he had written.[3] Wilson subsequently withdrew the infringement suit, first filed in Federal District Court in Birmingham. In an interview with the New York Times, Wilson indicated he withdrew because he was likely to lose the suit. Wilson also agreed not to refile his claim. According to the New York Times, Wilson received no monetary settlement from Ms. Kelley or the publisher. [4]
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ "Glynn Wilson's Journalism Con Part 1". 2014-03-13.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ "Writer Gives Up Legal Challenge to Bush Book". The New York Times. 2005-03-19. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
External links
- Official website
- New York Times Book Review, "The Family: 'Here Comes the Son'"
- "All the Way to the White House" review in The Washington Post
- "Brought low by a bottom feeder" review in The Guardian
- Amazon.com's book reviews and description
- Barnes & Noble's editorial reviews and overview
- OnTheIssues.org's book review and excerpts
- Presentation by Kelley on The Family, September 16, 2004, C-SPAN
- Book party for The Family, September 21, 2004, C-SPAN
- Writer gives up legal challenge to Bush Book, September 21, 2004, March 19, 2005 The New York Times