Lady Bird : A Biography of Mrs. Johnson

by Russell, Jan Jarboe

• ISBN13: 9781589790971
• ISBN10: 1589790979
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-18
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

This book covers the full spectrum of Mrs. Johnson's life, career, and ultimately, her multi-layered, seldom-documented relationship with LBJ.

Author Biography

Jan Jarboe Russell, contributing editor for Texas Monthly, has covered Texas politics and culture for twenty-five years

Table of Contents

Introduction: Lady Bird's Red Shoes	p. 11
Marriage, the Ultimatum	p. 15
Gone to Texas	p. 26
Motherless Child	p. 40
First Flight	p. 57
The Moth Finds the Flame	p. 73
A Ten-Week Affair	p. 91
A Life Behind Walls	p. 113
Getting Rich	p. 141
LBJ's Midlife Crisis	p. 168
The Trap of Her Father's House	p. 184
Lady Bird's Thin Line	p. 214
Whistling in the Dark	p. 240
Paradise Lost	p. 271
Home to Texas	p. 302
Epilogue: Our Lady of Flowers	p. 311
Author Interview List	p. 316
Selected Bibliography	p. 318
Notes	p. 320
Acknowledgments	p. 338
Index	p. 339
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