George W. Bush: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)

230 Pages·2010·1.39 MB·English

by  Clarke Rountree

GEORGE W. BUSH
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GEORGE W. BUSH
A Biography
Clarke Rountree
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Rountree, Clarke, 1958–
George W. Bush : a biography / Clarke Rountree.
p. cm. — (Greenwood biographies)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-313-38500-1 (hard copy : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-313-38501-8
(ebook) 1. Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946– 2. United States—
Politics and government—2001–2009. 3. Presidents—United States—
Biography. I. Title.
E903.R68 2010
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[B] 2010032025
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CONTENTS
Series Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
Timeline: Events in the Life of George W. Bush xvii
Chapter 1 Great Expectations 1
Chapter 2 Growing a Bush in Texas 15
Chapter 3 The Nomadic Years 33
Chapter 4 Governor Bush 53
Chapter 5 A Historic Election Battle 67
Chapter 6 A Compassionate Conservative Becomes
a War President 79
Chapter 7 The War against Terrorism 101
Chapter 8 The Iraq War 113
Chapter 9 Squeaking into a Troubled Second Term 131
viii CONTENTS
Chapter 10 The Lame Duck 147
Chapter 11 Bush’s Legacy 167
Selected Annotated Bibliography 183
Index 191
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