Libro Larger Than Life: Lyndon B. Johnson and the Right to Vote De Quirk, Anne

portada Larger Than Life: Lyndon B. Johnson and the Right to Vote

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Anne Quirk

Editorial

Norton Young Readers

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

168

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

23.1 x 15.2 x 2.0 cm

Peso

0.36 kg.

ISBN13

9781324015543

Categorías

Estados unidos de américa
Siglo xx - c. 1900-c. 1999
Literatura juvenil: biografías y autobiografías
Historia para niños
Política para jóvenes

Larger Than Life: Lyndon B. Johnson and the Right to Vote

Anne Quirk (Autor) · Norton Young Readers · Tapa Dura

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Keenly known for both his triumphs and his failures, Lyndon B. Johnson was one of the most complex and compelling presidents in US history. Anne Quirk's biography alternates between chapters that follow LBJ's childhood in rural Texas learning politics from his parents, his time teaching Mexican American students at a small-town school, and his days in Congress as majority leader and as vice president; and chapters that cover his work alongside civil rights leaders and the passage of the Voting Rights Act. An epilogue discusses the Supreme Court's 2013 ruling that struck down key portions of the act.With engaging storytelling, Quirk paints a rich portrait of Johnson's presidency, celebrating the accomplishments of his Great Society programs while refusing to shy away from his catastrophic decisions regarding Vietnam and the summer riots of 1967. Larger Than Life presents striking parallels to today's political arena: an outsize character presiding over a divided nation--but to different ends.