''Trail Fever'' (), later republished under title ''Losers: The Road to Everyplace but the White House'' (), is a non-fiction book about the
1996 United States Presidential Election
The 1996 United States presidential election was the 53rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton defeated former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, the Republican nominee ...
by
Michael Lewis
Michael Monroe Lewis (born October 15, 1960) Gale Biography In Context. is an American author and financial journalist. He has also been a contributing editor to '' Vanity Fair'' since 2009, writing mostly on business, finance, and economics. H ...
. The book is focused on following the losing candidates, particularly on the Republican side, as they criss-cross the country to try to build a following. Among the book's unexpected stars are the colorful businessman
Morry Taylor
Maurice Taylor Jr. (born August 28, 1944) is the President and Chief executive officer of Titan International, a tire and wheel manufacturing company. Taylor, nicknamed "the Grizz" for his bear-like gruffness, started in tool and die manufactur ...
, the founder of
Titan Wheel International, and
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...
, who was not a candidate but who provided Lewis with valuable context and understanding.
Political books
1996 United States presidential election
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