Mary Beth Rogers

Hope and Hard Truth: A Life in Texas Politics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A stirring memoir of liberal politics and personal reflection through years in Texas public service.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9781477325735
• ISBN-10: 1477325735
• Artikelnr.: 63661881

Autorenporträt

Mary Beth Rogers served as Ann Richards's campaign manager and chief of staff, a television executive, college professor, and government official. She is the author of several books, including Barbara Jordan: American Hero , and Turning Texas Blue: What It Will Take to Break the GOP Grip on America’s Reddest State.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Into the Well
2. Part I: Winning and Losing
* 1. “Look, There’s the Girl”
* 2. A New Texas?
* 3. Reality
3. Part II: The Personal Is Political
* 4. Sicily
* 5. The Hard Box
* 6. Mr. and Mrs. Extremo
4. Part III: It’s a Texas Thing
* 7. Austin
* 8. Campaigns
* 9. Women
* 10. Roots
5. Part IV: Threads
* 11. Politics
* 12. Poland
* 13. Words
6. Part V: New Beginnings
* 14. Change
* 15. Whatcha Gonna Do?
7. Acknowledgments
8. Notes
9. Index