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

Page, Susan 1951- (author.).

Summary: The Matriarch tells the riveting tale of a woman who helped define two American presidencies and an entire political era. As a girl in Rye, New York, Barbara Bush weathered criticism of her weight from her mother, barbs that left lifelong scars. As a young wife, she coped with the death of her three-year-old daughter from leukemia, a loss that changed her forever. In middle age, she grappled with depression so serious that she contemplated suicide. And as first the wife and then the mother of American presidents, she made history as the only woman to see--and advise--both her husband and son in the Oval Office. As with many women of her era, Barbara Bush was routinely underestimated, her contributions often neither recognized nor acknowledged. But she became an astute and trusted political campaign strategist and a beloved First Lady. She 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. With her cooperation, this book 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.

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  • ISBN: 1538713640 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9781538713648 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: viii, 418 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits (some color) ; 24 cm
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  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Twelve/Hachette Book Group, 2019.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-400) and index.

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Subject: Bush, Barbara 1925-2018
Presidents' spouses United States Biography

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  • 73 of 74 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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Abington Community Library 92 BUSH (Text) 50687011634824 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library 92 BUSH (Text) 50686015496032 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library 973.928 PAG (Text) 33240004483585 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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Bangor Public Library B 92 BUS (Text) 75011000305653 Adult Biography Available -
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Cambria County Library 973.928 B978P (Text) 85131001640771 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
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