Drawing on more than 100 interviews with Ann Richards's friends and associates and her private correspondence, Let the People In offers a nuanced, fully realized portrait of the first feminist elected to high office in America and one of the most fascinat
Drawing on more than 100 interviews with Ann Richards's friends and associates and her private correspondence, Let the People In offers a nuanced, fully realized portrait of the first feminist elected to high office in America and one of the most fascinat
Jan Reid has written for Texas Monthly, Esquire, GQ, Slate, Men’s Journal, Garden & Gun, the New York Times, and many other publications. His books include The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock, The Bullet Meant for Me, Rio Grande, Texas Tornado: The Times and Music of Doug Sahm, and two award-winning novels, Deerinwater and Comanche Sundown. He lives in Austin, Texas.
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1. Acknowledgments * Prologue: Glimpses 2. Part I: Gardens of Light * Chapter 1: Waco * Chapter 2: New Frontiers * Chapter 3: Lovers Lane * Chapter 4: Mad Dogs and First Fridays * Chapter 5: The Hanukkah Chicken 3. Part II: Superwoman's Chair * Chapter 6: Problem Lady * Chapter 7: Landslides * Chapter 8: Raw Deals * Chapter 9: Capsized * Chapter 10: The Class of '82 * Chapter 11: Raise Money and Wait * Chapter 12: Cheap Help 4. Part III: Only in Texas * Chapter 13: Poker Faces * Chapter 14: The Speech * Chapter 15: Dispatches * Chapter 16: Backyard Brawl * Chapter 17: Answer the Question * Chapter 18: Bustin' Rocks * Chapter 19: The Rodeo 5. Part IV: The Parabola * Chapter 20: The New Texas * Chapter 21: Fast Start * Chapter 22: Ethicists * Chapter 23: Odd Couples * Chapter 24: Favorables * Chapter 25: White Hot * Chapter 26: Heartaches by the Number * Chapter 27: Troubles by the Score * Chapter 28: Sass * Chapter 29: Collision Course * Chapter 30: Queen Bee 6. Epilogue: Passages * Notes * Photo Credits * Index
