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VERY FINE. Sealed without any flaws. Mint condition. This Signed First Edition Has Been Personally Signed By Barbara Bush Easton Press 1994. Barbara Bush "Barbara Bush: A Memoir". A magnificent leather bound heirloom for your presidential library. A must for the Presidential and First Lady rare book collector! Signed First Edition, personally signed by Barbara Bush on the special title page. Luxuriously bound in full genuine leather. 575 pages. Sealed without any flaws. "A MEMOIR" is Barbara Bush's first bestselling autobiography. It is an inspiring memoir from Barbara Bush, First Lady. A wonderful account of her life from childhood through being the wife of President George Herbert Walker Bush, and First Lady of the United States. The classic #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, celebrating the life and legacy of First Lady Barbara Bush now updated with new forewords from her five children, including reflections from George W. and Jeb, as featured on A&E s Biography. Barbara Bush endures as one of America s most popular First Ladies. She has won worldwide acclaim for her wit, compassion, and candor as both a presidential wife and mother. In this fascinating memoir, Mrs. Bush offers a heartfelt portrait of her life in and out of the White House, from her small-town schoolgirl days in Rye, New York, to her fateful union with George H.W. Bush, to her role as First Lady of the United States. Here, she writes candidly about her early years with George Bush in West Texas and the tragic death of their young daughter, Pauline. She also discusses the world of Washington politics and the famous figures she s met, as well as the disappointment of the 1992 presidential campaign and the mixed blessing of regaining her private life, including her role as the nation s leading literacy champion. Filled with entertaining anecdotes, thirty-two pages of personal photographs, and a healthy dose of introspection, this memoir is a book of good grace and humor written in a style that, like the author herself, is straightforward, unembellished, generous, good-hearted, and wise…A pleasure (The Washington Times). Features Includes the classic Easton Press qualities: * Premium Leather * Silk Moire Endleaves * Distinctive Cover Design * Hubbed Spine, Accented in Real 22KT Gold * Satin Ribbon Page Marker * Gilded Page Edges * Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper * Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability * Beautiful Illustrations About Barbara Bush Barbara Bush (June 8, 1925 April 17, 2018) was the first lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993 as the wife of George H. W. Bush, who served as the 41st president of the United States, and founder of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy.[1] She previously was the second lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Among her six children are George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States, and Jeb Bush, the 43rd governor of Florida. She and Abigail Adams are the only two women to be married to one U.S. president and the mother of another. Barbara Pierce was born in Booth Memorial Hospital in New York City. She met George Herbert Walker Bush at the age of sixteen, and the two married in Rye, New York in 1945, while he was on leave during his deployment as a Naval officer in World War II. They moved to Texas in 1948, where George later began his political career. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 91-116
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