Barn Burning Barn Building: Tales of a Political Life, From LBJ Through George W. Bush and Beyond

Barnes, Ben; with Lisa Dickey

ISBN 10: 1931721718 / ISBN 13: 9781931721714

Edité par Bright Sky Press, Albany, Texas, 2006

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Inscribed on the half-title page: "To Billy, my old friend whom I admire so much. Ben Barnes." 256 pages with Bibliography and Index. Black & white photos.

N° de réf. du vendeur 06396

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Barn Burning Barn Building: Tales of a Political Life, From LBJ Through George W. Bush and Beyond
• Éditeur: Bright Sky Press, Albany, Texas
• Date de parution: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1931721718
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781931721714
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Printing
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Near Fine
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Texana

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Synopsis

Rare Book

Présentation de l'éditeur

How did the Democratic Party - of JFK, LBJ, and civil rights - fall from glory? How did Texas, home of its most promising players, become Bush territory? What do politicians on either side need to do today to get our country back on track? Ben Barnes has the answers. Barnes had a front-row seat through it all. His political savvy and bravado made him a standout in the rough-and-tumble world of Texas politics. He won a seat in the Texas Legislature in 1960, at the unheard-of age of 22, and four years later he became the youngest Speaker of the House since the Civil War. In 1968, he helped Congressman George Herbert Walker Bush get his son into the National Guard - a controversy that would rage during the 2004 presidential election. In 1970, Lyndon Johnson told the public that Ben was destined to be the next US president to hail from Texas. Barnes' rollicking memoir recalls the glory days of his Texas past and blazes a trail for our country's future.