{"product_id":"let-the-people-in-9780292754492","title":"Let the People In","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 *\u003cbr\u003eRequired reading for political junkies—and for women considering a life in politics. * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eReid 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, \u003ci\u003eLet the People In\u003c\/i\u003e is about as good as it gets. * Texas Monthly *\u003cbr\u003eHers 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 *\u003cbr\u003eIlluminates 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 *\u003cbr\u003eThere’s something interesting on almost every page of \u003ci\u003eLet the People In\u003c\/i\u003e. This is a terrific book about a fascinating woman. * Houston Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003eThoroughly researched and deftly written. . . . It should stand as the definitive biography of the forty-fifth governor of Texas for a long while. * The Historian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePrologue: Glimpses\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I: Gardens of Light \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1: Waco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2: New Frontiers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3: Lovers Lane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4: Mad Dogs and First Fridays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5: The Hanukkah Chicken\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II: Superwoman's Chair \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6: Problem Lady\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7: Landslides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8: Raw Deals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9: Capsized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 10: The Class of '82\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 11: Raise Money and Wait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 12: Cheap Help\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III: Only in Texas \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 13: Poker Faces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 14: The Speech\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 15: Dispatches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 16: Backyard Brawl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 17: Answer the Question\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 18: Bustin' Rocks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 19: The Rodeo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart IV: The Parabola \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 20: The New Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 21: Fast Start\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 22: Ethicists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 23: Odd Couples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 24: Favorables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 25: White Hot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 26: Heartaches by the Number\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 27: Troubles by the Score\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 28: Sass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 29: Collision Course\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 30: Queen Bee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue: Passages \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhoto Credits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400875745623,"sku":"9780292754492","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/let-the-people-in-9780292754492","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}