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Summary: Worth the effort it takes to read this book.
Review: A personal look at one of the greatest women of our time. She truly was a trail-blazer for women of all races and stood true to her ethical beliefs to the very end. Rogers also gives us an inside look at politics at it's very worst and very best. The book bogs down in details of political infighting but is worth the effort for the lessons learned.
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Summary: A REAL HERO
Review: I'm glad that Jordan is not hear to see how the gov't of the people, for the people, by the people has been so completely perverted by special interests and neo patriots, such as George W. Bush and John Ashcroft. I was only a boy, when like many, I was captivated by this incredible person. She gave me hope that govt could actually serve the people. This book does a great job to capture her spirit and remind us that govt was once a tool and not force for opression.
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Summary: A Tribute to a Great American
Review: IT IS THE BEST BOOK EVER!
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Summary: Magnificent biography of a magnificent worman
Review: This biography of Barbara Jordan written by Mary Beth Rogers is truly wonderful; it captures the essence of this remarkable woman in all of its many and varied nuances. It is most poignant when it shows how her advancing illness changes Miss Jordan's way of viewing life. It should be an inspiration to anyone, and in this era when we are given so few people to admire in a real way it is refreshing to think that we had one such individual among us.
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Summary: An effective treatment of an amazing woman
Review: This is a well written and effective biography of one of America's most amazing personalities. Mary Beth Rodgers tells Jordan's story with the advantage of being an insider; her access to those who knew Jordan well shows in her insightful and complete telling of Jordan's life.Jordan is widely remembered by her public persona, the booming orator from Texas - the intellectual constitutional scholar who presided over Nixon's impeachment. But element that makes this biography compelling is Rodgers' depiction of the wheeling and dealing that allowed Jordan to cross barriers and operate effectively in the good-old-boy white male backrooms of the Texas Senate. We get to see Jordan the idealist armed with the constitution in our nation's capital, but we also get to see Jordan the pragmatist cutting deals over a scotch in Austin Texas. An effective biography of an amazing American figure.
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Summary: An effective treatment of an amazing woman
Review: This is a well written and effective biography of one of America's most amazing personalities. Mary Beth Rodgers tells Jordan's story with the advantage of being an insider; her access to those who knew Jordan well shows in her insightful and complete telling of Jordan's life. Jordan is widely remembered by her public persona, the booming orator from Texas - the intellectual constitutional scholar who presided over Nixon's impeachment. But element that makes this biography compelling is Rodgers' depiction of the wheeling and dealing that allowed Jordan to cross barriers and operate effectively in the good-old-boy white male backrooms of the Texas Senate. We get to see Jordan the idealist armed with the constitution in our nation's capital, but we also get to see Jordan the pragmatist cutting deals over a scotch in Austin Texas. An effective biography of an amazing American figure.
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Summary: Inspiring and Revelatory (sp)
Review: This was a very inspirational book. Barbara Jordan's life was really incredible and the reason she accomplished as much as she did had to do with her innate abilities as well as her willingness to deal with the enemy. She kept her overriding goal utmost - the welfare of the people of East Texas. Lots of what she experienced and spoke out against we see today. We could really use her moral voice of authority. She is missed.
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Summary: Inspiring and Revelatory (sp)
Review: This was a very inspirational book. Barbara Jordan's life was really incredible and the reason she accomplished as much as she did had to do with her innate abilities as well as her willingness to deal with the enemy. She kept her overriding goal utmost - the welfare of the people of East Texas. Lots of what she experienced and spoke out against we see today. We could really use her moral voice of authority. She is missed.
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