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128 pp.
| Morgan
| May, 2005
|
LibraryISBN 1-931798-64-8$21.95
(4)
YA
20th Century Leaders series.
Brager's easygoing style and clear descriptions of political conflagrations (the Vietnam War, the Iran-Contra affair) make for an accessible biography of the former presidential hopeful. Less successful are the paragraph-to-paragraph transitions, which often lack connective tissue, and the ending, which is abrupt. Relevant black-and-white photos appear throughout. Timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind.