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Book SynopsisDrawing 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
Trade ReviewThis book, which maintains a brisk pace and is filled with characters found only deep in the heart of Texas politics, is an indispensable addition to any collection specializing in Texas or state politics and feminist political figures. Both scholarly and accessible, it will appeal to almost any reader interested in the lives of American politicians. * Library Journal *
Required reading for political junkies—and for women considering a life in politics. * Booklist *
Reid is a clever stylist and a terrific storyteller. He has a fine grasp of Texas politics and no ideological ax to grind. As an account of Richards the politician in Lone Star surroundings,
Let the People In is about as good as it gets. * Texas Monthly *
Hers is a darned good story, and Reid, a veteran of Austin literary and political circles, tells it with sympathy, insight and a deep knowledge of contemporary Texas politics. * Washington Post *
Illuminates the challenge of being a woman in Texas politics during the late twentieth century. . . . Credit for the changing times belongs in large measure to the fortitude of Richards and others like her. * Economist *
There’s something interesting on almost every page of
Let the People In. This is a terrific book about a fascinating woman. * Houston Chronicle *
Thoroughly researched and deftly written. . . . It should stand as the definitive biography of the forty-fifth governor of Texas for a long while. * The Historian *
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Epilogue: Passages
- Notes
- Photo Credits
- Index
