George Bush: War in the Gulf

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By Paul J. Deegan (au); Rosemary Wallner (ed)
Year: 1990
Pages: 40
Binding Hardcover (no d.j.)
ISBN 1-56239-024-4

Product Code: 0756764874

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This book for young people tells the life story of George H. W. Bush, the 41st pres. of the U.S. (& father of 43rd pres. George W. Bush). Describes his family & his life growing up in Greenwich, CT, with summers in Maine. Tells his experiences in the Navy during WW2 when he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. After the war George married Barbara Pierce & attended Yale Univ. The family then moved to Texas “to learn the oil bus.” George entered politics & went on to become U.S. amb. to the UN & then to China, head of the CIA, & vice pres. under Ronald Reagan. At age 64, Bush became the 41st pres. in 1989. During his term of office, Iraq invaded neighboring Kuwait. Bush put together a coalition of nations that liberated Kuwait. B&W photos.

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