Barbara JordanA biography of the first b; ack woman elected to Congress from Texas. |
Contents
Texas | 9 |
The JordanPatten Family Crucible | 21 |
3 | 42 |
Spreading Her Wings | 55 |
Wadin in Houstons Political Waters | 75 |
Sitting in the Senate | 87 |
6 | 96 |
Congress and Watergate | 119 |
Jordan On Demand | 151 |
Democratic National Convention | 167 |
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