George Bush: The Life of a Lone Star YankeeTransaction Publishers - 576 pagini In the first full biography of the former president, award-winning historian and biographer Herbert S. Parmet draws from George Bush's personal papers to look at the man who led America through the end of the Cold War. Enriched by access to Bush's private diaries, the book provides an intimate portrait of the forty-first president, and corrects many long-held misconceptions about him. Parmet shows George Bush within the context of a half century of American life and politics, at a time when great changes swept the nation. Parmet traces Bush's life from his New England youth, through World War II; from his leadership of the CIA, through his vice presidency and presidency, through his loss of the 1992 presidential election to Bill Clinton. This book will be of interest to readers of politics and political biographies. Herbert S. Parmet is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at The City University of New York. He is author of several books including Eisenhower and the American Crusades, also published by Transaction. |
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Poppy at War | 42 |
In Search of Black Gold | 62 |
On the Permian Basin | 72 |
Harris County | 87 |
The Man in the Brooks Brothers Suit | 207 |
The Rise of the Lone Star Yankee | 238 |
The Haunting of the Vice Presidency | 255 |
Caseys Kind of Guy | 290 |
With a Wink and a Nod | 310 |
A Flag Too Far | 334 |
Reagan Doesnt Work Here Anymore | 357 |
Its Six PM and We Dont Know Where Noriega Is | 392 |
The Bush Circle | 98 |
Labels Are for Cam | 115 |
Rubbers | 123 |
Goodbye to Texas | 137 |
Nixon and China | 155 |
Head Spook | 184 |
Kind of Drifting | 420 |
Give Me the Strength to Do What Is Right | 442 |
With High Fidelity | 477 |
Notes | 513 |
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