| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
ix, 479 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [411]-453) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. I never looked back -- A flash of light -- Bar -- Go west -- The sky's the limit -- More than tongue can tell -- Aggravation and pride -- A certain sort of expectation -- Part II. A debt to pay -- To do something of service -- Young and foolish -- A whole different life -- Up in the air -- Listen to your conscience -- Horizons -- Go east -- Coming home -- Defeat isn't defeat -- Part III. Turning points -- The big mo -- The call from Reagan -- A heartbeat away -- Arbusto or bust -- Why don't you come to Washington -- Awakening -- Junior -- Be tough -- Not so kind, not so gentle -- Part IV. 41 -- A new breeze -- Comfortable in the job -- A whole new ballgame -- Commander-in-chief -- You can't give in -- Coming of age -- Defeat with dignity -- Finish strong -- Part V. His turn now in the family" -- The l-word -- Joy and heartache -- Chart your own course -- No turning back -- Great expectations -- Part VI. 43 -- Mr. President -- Shock and awe -- Mourning in America -- Prelude to war -- A broader battle -- 41 and 43 -- Part VII. The decider -- To whom much is given -- Regards from President Bush -- The last campaign -- Brother from another mother -- The first Jewish president -- The toughest decision -- Last days -- Part VIII. The last Republicans -- It wasn't me -- Trumped -- What about George? -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
Written with the full cooperation of Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, a major biographical examination of their relationship as presidents and as father and son draws on exclusive interviews with the pair and close family members. |
| Subject |
Bush, George, 1924-2018
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Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
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Bush family.
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Bush family. (OCoLC)fst00217712
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Bush, George, 1924-2018 (OCoLC)fst00050051
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Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- (OCoLC)fst00363849
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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Fathers and sons -- United States -- Biography.
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Fathers and sons. (OCoLC)fst00921899
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Presidents. (OCoLC)fst01075723
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1989
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Updegrove, Mark K. Last Republicans First edition. New York, NY : Harper, 2017 9780062654144 (DLC) 2017035636 |
| ISBN |
9780062654120 (hardcover) |
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0062654128 (hardcover) |
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