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092 _aJOHNSON, L.
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100 1 _aQuirk, Anne,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aLarger than life :
_bLyndon B. Johnson and the right to vote /
_cAnne Quirk.
246 3 0 _aLyndon B. Johnson and the right to vote
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York, NY:
_bNorton Young Readers,
_c[2021]
300 _a158 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aWashington, 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.
520 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
521 1 _aAges 9-12
_bNorton Young Readers.
600 1 0 _aJohnson, Lyndon B.
_q(Lyndon Baines),
_d1908-1973
_vJuvenile literature.
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610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_tVoting Rights Act of 1965
_vJuvenile literature.
650 0 _aAfrican Americans
_xSuffrage
_xHistory
_y20th century
_vJuvenile literature.
650 0 _aSuffrage
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century
_vJuvenile literature.
650 0 _aCivil rights movements
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_xHistory
_y20th century
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_9115308
650 0 _aPresidents
_zUnited States
_vBiography
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651 0 _aUnited States
_xPolitics and government
_y1963-1969
_vJuvenile literature.
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