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The Matriarch - Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty (Hardcover)
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The Matriarch - Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty (Hardcover)
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Barbara Pierce Bush was one of the country's most popular and
powerful figures, yet her full story has never been told. THE
MATRIARCH tells the riveting tale of a woman who helped define two
American presidencies and an entire political era. Written by USA
TODAY's Washington Bureau chief Susan Page, this biography is
informed by more than one hundred interviews with Bush friends and
family members, hours of conversation with Mrs. Bush herself in the
final six months of her life, and access to her diaries that
spanned decades. THE MATRIARCH examines not only her public persona
but also less well-known aspects of her remarkable life. 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. Barbara Bush's
accomplishments, struggles, and contributions are many. Now, Susan
Page explores them all in THE MATRIARCH, a groundbreaking book
certain to cement Barbara Bush as one of the most unique and
influential women in American history.
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