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Colbert, Nancy A.

Great Society: The Story of Lyndon Baines Johnson

144 pp. | Morgan | May, 2002 | Library ISBN 1-883846-84-6 $$20.95
(4) YA Notable Americans series. This accessible and vigorous if only serviceably written biography tracks its subject from his humble days in a financially unstable Texas family of politicians through his ascension, following JFK's assassination, as the thirty-sixth president of the United States. Colbert covers Johnson's civil rights advocacy, "War on Poverty," and complex role in the Vietnam War. Drab black-and-white photos accompany the text. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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