Hill Country: A Novel

A novelization of the life of Laura Hoge Woods, who lived in the hill country of Texas and was heavily involved in politics throughout her life. The book gives a fascinating account of her close motherly relationship with Lyndon Baines Johnson, former President of the United States, and tells the story of Herman Lehmann, a white boy taken by Indians and raised by them.

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