Let the People In : : The Life and Times of Ann Richards /

Let the People In : : The Life and Times of Ann Richards / / Jan Reid.

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When Ann Richards delivered the keynote of the 1988 Democratic National Convention and mocked President George H. W. Bush—“Poor George, he can’t help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth”—she instantly became a media celebrity and triggered a rivalry that would alter the course of America...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Reid, Jan,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2012
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (495 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue. Glimpses
  • PART ONE: GARDENS OF LIGHT
  • Chapter 1 Waco
  • Chapter 2 New Frontiers
  • Chapter 3 Lovers Lane
  • Chapter 4 Mad Dogs and First Fridays
  • Chapter 5 The Hanukkah Chicken
  • Part two Superwoman’s Chair
  • Chapter 6 Problem Lady
  • Chapter 7 Landslides
  • Chapter 8 Raw Deals
  • Chapter 9 Capsized
  • Chapter 10 The Class of ’82
  • Chapter 11 Raise Money and Wait
  • Chapter 12 Cheap Help
  • Part three Only in Texas
  • Chapter 13 Poker Faces
  • Chapter 14 The Speech
  • Chapter 15 Dispatches
  • Chapter 16 Backyard Brawl
  • Chapter 17 Answer the Question
  • Chapter 18 Bustin’ Rocks
  • Chapter 19 The Rodeo
  • Part four The Parabola
  • Chapter 20 The New Texas
  • Chapter 21 Fast Start
  • Chapter 22 Ethicists
  • Chapter 23 Odd Couples
  • Chapter 24 Favorables
  • Chapter 25 White Hot
  • Chapter 26 Heartaches by the Number
  • Chapter 27 Troubles by the Score
  • Chapter 28 Sass
  • Chapter 29 Collision Course
  • Chapter 30 Queen Bee
  • Epilogue Passages
  • Notes
  • Photo Credits
  • Index

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