255 pages.
Barnes was a key player in the Democratic Party's meteoric rise in the 1960s. A protégé of President Lyndon Johnson and confidant of Governor John Connally, Barnes was elected the youngest Speaker of the modern Texas House at age 26, and four years later, he was elected lieutenant governor with more votes than any candidate in Texas history. Along the way, Barnes witnessed some amazing moments in 20th-century American politics. Ben Barnes's rollicking memoir recalls the glory days of his Texas past and blazes a trail for our country's future.
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