TY  - BOOK
AU  - Quirk,Anne
TI  - Larger than life: Lyndon B. Johnson and the right to vote 
SN  - 9781324015543
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Norton Young Readers
KW  - Johnson, Lyndon B.
KW  - United States
KW  - Voting Rights Act of 1965
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Suffrage
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Civil rights movements
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Biography
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1963-1969
KW  - Biographies
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Washington, D.C., March 15, 1965 -- Stonewall, Texas, August 27, 1908 -- Cotulla, Texas, 1927 -- Winder, Georgia, March 15, 1965 -- Selma, Alabama, March 7, 1965 -- Washington, DC, December 1931 -- Austin, Texas, February 28, 1937 -- Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963 -- The White House, Washington, DC, March 13, 1965 -- Washington, DC, August 6, 1965 -- Vietnam and Washington, 1955-1968 -- Austin, Texas, December 12, 1972 -- Supreme Court of the United States, 2013; Ages 9-12; Norton Young Readers
N2  - "An accessible, informed, and timely biography of Lyndon Johnson that centers his life and presidency around the passage of the Voting Rights Act. 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"--
ER  -