As Texas Goes...: How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda
- ISBN-10
- 0871404079
- ISBN-13
- 9780871404077
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 267
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-06-04
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- Gail Collins
Description
Discusses the conservative political agenda that began in Texas and how it became a national movement with far-reaching social and economic consequences.
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