Perot also authored multiple books, including ross perot. Jul 09, 2019 back in the 1990s, ross perot was known as an independent man who got things done, with or without the governments help. Folletts first bestseller was eye of the needle, a spy story set in the second world war. Eagles, of a daring commando raid orchestrated by the feisty perot. After reading this book, i am quite sure you will have found new respect for the little man from texas. Follett based his account on many conversations with the people directly involved, and had the drafts checked by them as well. Follett lets us know how great perot was as a man, how great he was as a kid, how great his mother was, how great his business dealings were, how great all his workers were, how great their families were by about page 30 i was beginning to think ross was a tiny angel sent to. This story takes place in 197879, not long this book is amazing. The inspiring true story of one mans patriotic spiritand.
His exit from the public eye is just one reason, among many, that the 82yearold is very unlikely to be. His patrilineal line traces back to an immigrant to french louisiana in the 1740s. Furthermore, the book also gives insight into the real life character, expresidental candidate, ross perot. The inspiring true story of one mans patriotic spiritand his heroic mission to save his countrymen kindle edition by follett, ken. The maps, pictures, and cast of characters list makes the book even easier to follow.
The author also gives an excellent profile of ross perot, the friendly. Perot attended texarkana junior college for two years before entering the united states naval academy at annapolis, maryland, in. It is an excellent writeup of ross perots daring rescue of his employees from iran when they were arrested by the iranians during the revolution. And nothing portrayed this more clearly than operation hotfoot help our.
Ross perot, the colorful, selfmade texas billionaire who rose from a childhood of depressionera poverty and twice mounted outsider campaigns for. Ross perot, 89, texas billionaire who twice ran for. Ross perot signed book 1992 and 1996 presidential candidate nafta. In 1989 the pillars of the earth was published, and has since become the authors most successful novel. When his employees were held captive in iran, ross sr. Not based on a true story but 100% nonfiction, according to author ken follett. On wings of eagles is the thrilling novel based on the incredible reallife rescue. For information about licensing and attribution, contact. Ross perot, the wiry texas gadfly who made a fortune in computer services, amazed the nation with audacious paramilitary missions to vietnam and iran, and ran for president in 1992. Aug 07, 1996 everybody remembers when ross perot quit the presidential race in 1992 after having assembled a campaign team in every state of the union.
Aug 30, 2018 for his full interview, see all content the television academy foundation interviews. Jul 03, 2015 eds efforts to free two colleagues paul chiapparone and bill gaylord from a tehran prison spawned ken follets bestselling on wings of eagles and a fivehour television miniseries. There were some interesting characters in this book. Eric liddell chinas first gold medalist and one of scotlands greatest athletes returns to wartorn china. After a couple of hundred interviews in a halfdozen cities from dallas to london, where posner talked to ken follett, author of on wings of eagles, a book about the rescue of perots employees. The adventure was recalled in ken folletts bestselling book, on wings of eagles, and a tv miniseries. Ken folletts fans may be reluctant to see him return to fiction. Ross perot, the colorful, selfmade texas billionaire who rose from a childhood of depressionera poverty and twice ran for president. On wings of eagles is a 1983 nonfiction thriller written by british author ken follett. Everybody remembers when ross perot quit the presidential race in 1992 after having assembled a campaign team in every state of the union. Ross perot, the dallas billionaire who offered his business background and homespun wisdom to u. He was the founder and chief executive officer of electronic data systems and perot systems. Jul 09, 2019 the tale was turned into a book and a movie.
Perot doesnt talk much to the news media anymore, so i wasnt able to find out. Mar 11, 2017 the businessman was bigmoney tech entrepreneur and later thirdparty presidential candidate ross perot, and the imprisoned americans were a pair of senior employees at his company. A lot of businessmen talk about valuing their employees and tout themselves as tough guys and. Nevertheless, this is one book that you will just not want to put down. Richard crenna on playing ross perot in on the wings of. When executives from an important texas corporation are taken hostage during the iranian revolution, magnate ross perot launches a special unit for their. In this factbased film, two corporate workers from texas are on a business trip to tehran when the iranian revolution erupts. On wings of eagles book by ken follett thriftbooks. This book amounts to a sicklysweet hagiography of ross perot. Jul 14, 2019 ross perot, left, and ken follett, author of on wings of eagles, at eds headquarters in 1983, stand with a portrait of arthur bull simons, who led the raid that freed two eds hostages from a.
On wings of eagles 1986 in this factbased film, two corporate workers from texas are on a business trip to tehran when the iranian revolution erupts. Henry ross perot, loving husband, brother, father and grandfather, died tuesday, july 9, 2019, at his home, in dallas, texas. Ross perot american businessman and twotime independent presidential candidate. On wings of eagles by ken follett, new american library of canada edition, books. Tillerson leadership center at the summit bechtel reserve to. The story, according to follett, is not fictionalized or a nonfiction novel. Ken folletts book on wings of eagles immortalized the exploit. Follett had already written four spy stories and was looking for a different topic. Ross perot rose from a childhood of depressionera poverty to become a selfmade billionaire who twice ran for president with a mixture of folksy sayings and simple solutions to americas problems. I had 1st read this book in jail and there was something ross perot says that i. Perot was a true patriot and a dedicated humanitarian.
Ken follett is one of the worlds bestloved authors, selling more than 160 million copies of his thirty books. Born june 27, 1930 in texarkana, texas, a small town near the arkansas line, henry ross perot came of age during the depression of the 1930s and world war ii. Perot attended texarkana junior college for two years before entering the. It reached number one on bestseller lists around the world and was an oprahs book. He was one of the most successful thirdparty candidates in american history. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. On wings of eagles is the 100% true story of the rescue operation that ross perot organizes after two of his eds employees working in the iran branch are jailed. Perot s team, led by colonel simons, was able to rescue the two jailed employees and get them across the border into turkey and ultimately back to the united stateswithout firing a shot. Ross perot obituary dallas, texas greensburg tribune. Jul 09, 2019 perot died in texas, the state where he was born, surrounded by family. Ross perot, longtime supporter of scouting, passes away at.
Aside from changing a few names, he believes the story to be what really happened. Perots team, led by colonel simons, was able to rescue the two jailed employees and get them across the border into turkey and ultimately back to the united stateswithout firing a shot. When the team he hired couldnt find a direct way to free the prisoners, they waited for a revolutionary mob to storm the prison and free all 10,000 inmates, including the americans. Buy a cheap copy of on wings of eagles book by ken follett. The next time it crossed my mind i searched on amazon and found that the book. Henry ross perot was born in texarkana on june 27, 1930. List of books and articles about ross perot online research. One of the more noteable characters was bull simon. Ross perot contacted ken follett, who was paid by his publisher, to write on wings of eagles. While perot remained a significant force in the party, during the late 1990s his role was gradually eclipsed by the reform governor of minnesota, jesse ventura. Jul 09, 2019 perot hosted reunions for these men for many years to come on his ranch here in texas.
When henry ross perot passed away tuesday, media coverage primarily highlighted his business endeavors that made him a billionaire and his two campaigns for the presidency in the 1990s. On wings of eagles is the true story of an epic rescue lead by electronic data systems eds corporations executive ross perot, as he sends a selective group of his own employees into iran to break two of his coworkers, paul chiapparone and bill gaylord, out of an iranian prison for crimes which they did not commit against that countrys government. Ross perot has 19 books on goodreads with 733 ratings. I also gained a new found respect for ross perot, who was the owner of eds. For his full interview, see all content the television academy foundation interviews. Ross perot, in full henry ross perot, born june 27, 1930, texarkana, texas, u. Discount prices on books by ross perot, including titles like operations of the congress. Ross perot will not like this book the new york times. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading on wings of eagles. Jul 09, 2019 henry ross perot was born in texarkana on june 27, 1930.
This book is personal for me since i worked for ross perots firm, eds, in san. The adventure was recalled in ken folletts bestselling book on wings of eagles and a tv miniseries. When executives from an important texas corporation are taken hostage during the iranian revolution, magnate ross perot launches a special unit for their rescue. Set against the background of the iranian revolution, it tells the true story of the rescue of paul chiapparone and bill gaylord from prison in tehran by a team of electronic data systems executives led by retired col. Perot hosted reunions for these men for many years to come on his ranch here in texas. Feb 27, 2017 explore davidcupanos board ross perot, followed by. Eds on wings of eagles 25th anniversary 2004 youtube. Rare,presented by ross perot, eagles dont flock they team, challenge coin.
Jul 09, 2019 ross perot, the dallas billionaire who offered his business background and homespun wisdom to u. Jul 14, 2019 henry ross perot, loving husband, brother, father and grandfather, died tuesday, july 9, 2019, at his home, in dallas, texas. Ross perot rose from poverty to selfmade billionaire. Jul 10, 2019 perots team, led by colonel simons, was able to rescue the two jailed employees and get them across the border into turkey and ultimately back to the united stateswithout firing a shot. That story was made into a book and movie, on wings of eagles. June 27, 1930 july 9, 2019 was an american business magnate, billionaire, philanthropist, and politician. Ross perot rose from a childhood of depressionera poverty to become a selfmade billionaire who twice ran for president with a mixture of folksy. Jul 09, 2019 the episode was chronicled in ken folletts bestselling book on wings of eagles and in a 1986 miniseries on nbc in which mr. This book describes the rescue from start to finish. Ross perot, left, and ken follett, author of on wings of eagles, at eds headquarters in 1983, stand with a portrait of arthur bull simons, who led the raid that freed two eds hostages from a. Ross perot, billionaire former presidential candidate, has. With burt lancaster, richard crenna, paul le mat, jim metzler.
With joseph fiennes, bruce locke, shawn dou, elizabeth arends. You can find what i consider the best account of this operation in ken folletts book, on wings of eagles. Sep 01, 1983 on wings of eagles is the 100% true story of the rescue operation that ross perot organizes after two of his eds employees working in the iran branch are jailed. Out of the blue, a call came via my agent saying, this maverick texan, ross perot, has been involved in an adventure and he wants you to write a book about it. Ross perot standing beneath a plaque bearing an eagle, with the slogan eagles dont flock you have to find them one at a time, in his office in dallas, texas in 1968. Ken follett was asked by ross perot, via his agent, if he would write this tale of the rescue of two of perots employees imprisoned in iran at the start of the revolution in that country. Back in the 1990s, ross perot was known as an independent man who got things done, with or without the governments help. Ross perot, the colourful, selfmade texas billionaire who rose from a childhood of depressionera poverty and twice ran for president as a thirdparty candidate, has died. With his death, the world has lost a true american pa.
List of books and articles about ross perot online. He ran an independent presidential campaign in 1992 and a thirdparty campaign in 1996, establishing the reform party in the latter. The episode was chronicled in ken folletts bestselling book on wings of eagles and in a 1986 miniseries on nbc in which mr. He will be missed greatly, ross mulford of petrus asset. Ross perot was born henry ray perot in texarkana, texas, the son of lula may nee ray and gabriel ross perot, a commodity broker specializing in cotton contracts. Eds efforts to free two colleagues paul chiapparone and bill gaylord from a tehran prison spawned ken follets bestselling on wings of eagles and a. Perot died in texas, the state where he was born, surrounded by family.
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