George & Barbara Bush
A Great American Love Story
Published on 1. June 2018
240 pages
978-1-60893-974-9 (ISBN)
Description
"To begin with I was in love and I am in love so that's not hard," Barbara Bush told her granddaughter Ellie LeBlond Sosa on her porch in Kennebunkport, Maine.
Sosa had asked for the secret to her and President George H.W. Bush's77-year love affair that withstood World War II separation, a leap of faithinto the oil fields of West Texas, the painful loss of a child, a political climb to the highest office, and after the White House, the transition back to a "normal" life.
Through a lifetime's worth of letters, photographs, and stories, Sosa and coauthor Kelly Anne Chase paint the portrait of the enduring relationship of George and Barbara Bush. Sharing intimate interviews with the Bushes and family friends, this is a never-before-seen look into the private life of a very public couple.
Sosa had asked for the secret to her and President George H.W. Bush's77-year love affair that withstood World War II separation, a leap of faithinto the oil fields of West Texas, the painful loss of a child, a political climb to the highest office, and after the White House, the transition back to a "normal" life.
Through a lifetime's worth of letters, photographs, and stories, Sosa and coauthor Kelly Anne Chase paint the portrait of the enduring relationship of George and Barbara Bush. Sharing intimate interviews with the Bushes and family friends, this is a never-before-seen look into the private life of a very public couple.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Globe Pequot Press
Illustrations
125 BW Photos
File size
39,81 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-60893-974-9 (9781608939749)
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Persons
President and Mrs. Bush's granddaughter, Ellie LeBlond Sosa,is based in Boston, Massachusetts, where she works for a healthcare nonprofit. Her passion though lies in health and wellness. She earned her certificate as a holistic health counselor in 2013 and teaches fitness in Boston as well as on retreats for women around the world. Ellie met her husband of four years at her grandparent's home in Kennebunkport, Maine, and was married there in 2014. Her grandparent's love story is one that she looks up to and strives to emulate in her own life.
Kelly Anne Chase is a New England-based writer and magazine editor. She earned her bachelor's in history from American University and her master's in publishing and writing from Emerson College. She lives with her husband on the South Shore of Massachusetts.
Kelly Anne Chase is a New England-based writer and magazine editor. She earned her bachelor's in history from American University and her master's in publishing and writing from Emerson College. She lives with her husband on the South Shore of Massachusetts.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Authors' Note
- CHAPTER ONE. They Meet
- CHAPTER TWO. Poppy
- CHAPTER THREE. Courting
- CHAPTER FOUR. Phillips Academy
- CHAPTER FIVE. Bar
- CHAPTER SIX. "I'm Going In."
- CHAPTER SEVEN. Secret's Safe
- CHAPTER EIGHT. Secret's Out
- CHAPTER NINE. Halfway Across the World
- CHAPTER TEN. Word from Home
- CHAPTER ELEVEN. A Time for Celebration
- CHAPTER TWELVE. Then There Were Three
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Promises of West Texas
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Friends, Faith, and Family
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Off They Go!
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Diving Head-First into the World of Politics
- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Distance, It's Good for the Heart
- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Back in the Races
- CHAPTER NINETEEN. First Couple
- CHAPTER TWENTY. FLFW & FFLFW
- CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE. Anchor to Windward
- Sources
- About the Authors
