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The matriarch : Barbara Bush and the making of an American dynasty

Title
The matriarch : Barbara Bush and the making of an American dynasty / Susan Page.
Author
Page, Susan, 1951-
Publication
  • New York : Twelve, 2019.
  • ©2019

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Description
viii, 418 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits; 24 cm
Summary
Former First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush was one of the country's most popular and powerful figures. Here Page tells the riveting tale of a woman who helped define two American presidencies-- and an entire political era. As first the wife and then the mother of American presidents, Barbara Bush became an astute and trusted political campaign strategist, invested herself deeply in expanding literacy programs in America, played a critical role in the end of the Cold War, and led the way in demonstrating love and compassion to those with HIV/AIDS. Pages offers Barbara Bush's last words for history-- on the evolution of her party, on the role of women, on Donald Trump, and on her family's legacy. -- condensed from jacket.
Alternative Title
Barbara Bush and the making of an American dynasty
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Biographies.
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political.
  • Biography.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-400) and index.
Contents
Six brutal months -- "The fighting Pierces" -- The football star and the campus beauty -- Stuck in the middle -- Love and war -- "The street cop" -- How hard could it be? -- Darkness -- "What are we going to do about Bar?" -- The frost that never thawed -- Triumph -- First at last -- Grandma's house -- The reckoning -- Détente -- The reluctant campaign -- Evicted -- First son -- A second first lady named Bush -- Dynasty -- "We've had enough Bushes" -- "Hit in the solarplex" -- Indispensable.
Call Number
JFE 19-8357
ISBN
  • 9781538713648
  • 1538713640
LCCN
2018959120
OCLC
1032584246
Author
Page, Susan, 1951- author.
Title
The matriarch : Barbara Bush and the making of an American dynasty / Susan Page.
Publisher
New York : Twelve, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-400) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 19-8357
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