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Grace & Steel: Dorothy, Barbara, Laura, and the Women of the Bush Dynasty
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From New York Times bestselling celebrity biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli comes Grace & Steel, the epic, hidden history of the exceptional women behind the greatest political dynasty of all time―the Bush family. Bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli reveals the unsung heroines of the inimitable Bush family dynasty: not only First Ladies Barbara and Laura, but other colorful women whose stories have been left out of history for far too long, including Barbara's mother-in-law, the formidable Dorothy Bush; the enigmatic Columba and the controversial Sharon; and Laura's twins, Jenna and Barbara. No matter the challenges related to power and politics, the women of the Bush dynasty always fought for equality in their marriages as they raised their children to be true to American values. In doing so, they inspired everyday Americans to do the same. Or, as Barbara Bush put it, "The future of this nation does not depend on what happens in the White House, but what happens in your house."
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"Taraborrelli...has his work cut out for him in finding intrigue in the Bush story—this isn't Camelot territory—but he digs deep and locates plenty of interesting details ..."
"Taraborrelli's breathless prose...occasionally mars his deep research and fluid pacing."
"Using public records, memoirs, interviews, and secondhand sources, the author portrays the women of the Bush family as far more interesting, and occasionally more ambitious, than the men ..."
"But there's no exploration or analysis of how these events affected their personal politics and views of America and the world—what they learned, what they felt."
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