Since leaving the political stage following a distinguished public service career, former Vice President Al Gore has emerged as a leading expert on climate change. AuthorTroy Gipson, a former intern of Mr. Gore, has penned a rare, personal account biography of the former two term vice president and environmental activist. In stunning detail, the author delves into Gore's political career and his rapid rise from Congress to the nations forty-fifth vice president. Having known and worked with Gore since his first political campaign in 1976, Gipson provides readers with a deeper understanding and different side of Al Gore; his keen intellect, his character, his motivations, and his insatiable desire to make a difference upon the nation and the world. Breathtaking in scope and moving in its portrayal, From Carthage to Oslo is the definitive insiders biography of former Vice President Al Gore.