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Contents
Foreword | 6 |
A Nation at War | 12 |
Growing up in Texas | 19 |
A Different World | 29 |
What Path to Take? | 38 |
The Family Business | 47 |
The Presidents Son | 58 |
Governor Bush | 67 |
The War on Terror | 98 |
A Second Term | 111 |
Chronology | 118 |
Bibliography | 120 |
Further Reading | 122 |
Photo Credits | 123 |
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About the Authors | 128 |
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