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Former Lt. Gov. of Texas Ben Barnes recounts the high drama and backroom deals of national and state politics in his memoir, Barn Burning Barn Building: Tales of a Political Life, From LBJ to George W. Bush and Beyond. Barnes was the youngest House Speaker of Texas and was well-known for his near-ascension to national politics. His book accounts the exciting, colorful, and some heartbreaking experiences and accounts of a life that revolves around politics. Barnes is inviting his readers to see what really happened during the most turbulent times in America.

Former Lt. Gov. of Texas Ben Barnes memoir begins with his life story in a small and humble farm near DeLeon, Texas. His book’s opening states how important Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal was to his family. Instead of basing his discourse on statistics, Former Lt. Gov. of Texas Ben Barnes discusses how the New Deal made a great an impact on the lives of Texans when it brought electricity, Social Security and land management to the state. Barnes was inspired with the New deal; so much so that he vowed to become a Democrat. He began his uncertain political journey when he was still a student at the University of Texas.

The would-be Lieutenant Governor then rapidly rose among the ranks, earning him the respect of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce, which considered him one of the “Ten Outstanding Young Men in America.”