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Grace & Steel: Dorothy, Barbara, Laura, and the Women of the Bush Dynasty
Grace & Steel: Dorothy, Barbara, Laura, and the Women of the Bush Dynasty
Grace & Steel: Dorothy, Barbara, Laura, and the Women of the Bush Dynasty
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Grace & Steel: Dorothy, Barbara, Laura, and the Women of the Bush Dynasty

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From New York Times bestselling celebrity biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli comes Grace & Steel, the epic, hidden history of the exceptional women behind the greatest political dynasty of all time—the Bush family.

Bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli reveals the unsung heroines of the inimitable Bush family dynasty: not only First Ladies Barbara and Laura, but other colorful women whose stories have been left out of history for far too long, including Barbara’s mother-in-law, the formidable Dorothy Bush; the enigmatic Columba and the controversial Sharon; and Laura’s twins, Jenna and Barbara.

No matter the challenges related to power and politics, the women of the Bush dynasty always fought for equality in their marriages as they raised their children to be true to American values. In doing so, they inspired everyday Americans to do the same. Or, as Barbara Bush put it, “The future of this nation does not depend on what happens in the White House, but what happens in your house.”

Details from the book include:

—The tragedy Barbara faced in burying her three-year-old daughter, Robin, and her struggle with depression over the decades that followed.

—The tragic night a teenage Laura Bush accidentally killed a good friend—a story she did not discuss publicly for decades.

—The revelation of the affair that almost doomed George HW's hopes for the presidency.

—The truth behind the fraught relationship between Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush that culminated in an angry phone call during which Barbara told her she would never speak to her again—and she didn't.

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Release dateMar 2, 2021
ISBN9781250248701
Grace & Steel: Dorothy, Barbara, Laura, and the Women of the Bush Dynasty
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J. Randy Taraborrelli

J. Randy Taraborrelli is a highly-acclaimed biographer, whose bestselling titles include Madonna: An Intimate Biography, Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness, Elizabeth, Once Upon a Time: The Story of Princess Grace, Prince Rainier and their Family, Call Her Miss Ross and Sinatra: The Man and the Myth. He is also a CBS-TV news analyst and lives in California.

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    I Am not a Republican. I did not like W at all. I did think highly of Barbara Bush, from what I knew, Laura seemed to be okay. I do watch the Today show on NBC in the morning and enjoy Jenna, and that is where I heard about the book, so I decided to read it.Especially since it came my way immediately after I finished Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies by J. B. West which was interesting. It had piqued my curiosity. First of all this book is 200 pages too long. I am dead certain that if the author had stuck to Dorothy, Barbara, Laura, and their daughters it would have gotten the job done. There was a lot about the families of these women before they grew up and became public figures. It did help to explain who they were but there was just too much of it. What I learned was that my impressions of Barbara were incorrect, that she wasn't what I thought she was. I no longer have admiration for her. Laura did the best she could, once she grew up and was married to George. Both of these women were quite subservient in their marriages. Oh, and Nancy Reagan was exactly what I thought she was, a stone cold bitch. Finally, Jenna and Barbara, the Bush twins seem to be the best of the lot.

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