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"The definitive biography of Golda Meir: the iron-willed leader, chain-smoking political operative, and tea-and-cake-serving grandmother who became the fourth prime minister of Israel and one of the most notable women of our time"-- Provided by publisher.

Title Lioness : Golda Meir and the nation of Israel / Francine Klagsbrun.
Edition First edition.
Publisher New York : Schocken Books
Creation Date [2017]
Notes Includes bibliographical references (pages 697-784) and index.
Content Introduction : "Call me Golda" -- Part one. Stubborn roots. The carpenter's daughter -- An American girl -- "Dearest Gogo" -- The path to Palestine -- Part two. Ascent. "New Jews" -- The dark years -- A star is born -- Pioneer woman -- Black clouds rising -- "And the heart breaking" -- Life and death -- Ein Breira--no alternative -- "Nevertheless : a woman" -- 1947 : the turning point -- "The time is now" -- Part three. Madam Minister. Moscow -- "Either immigrants or shoes" -- The politician -- "Golda Meir" -- Conflict and charisma -- "A mutual distancing" -- Seat of power -- Part four. Premier. The chosen -- A different kind of war -- "What has happened to us?" -- Terror, territories, and the Palestinian question -- Premier Meir and President Sadat -- "I will never again be the person I was" -- An "irrevocable" decision -- "My only fear is to live too long" -- Endings : "I've always been a realist."
Extent xix, 824 pages : illustrations
25 cm.
Language English
Copyright Date ©2017
National Library system number 990041035380205171

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