George W. Bush became the forty-third president of the United States on January 20, 2001, after one of the longest, closest, and most controversial elections in U.S. history. Son of former president George Herbert Walker Bush, George W. attended Yale University and Harvard Business School. He owned a Texas oil company and became a partial owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team before being elected governor of Texas in 1994. He served as governor for five years before successfully running for president. Heron Marquez vividly captures George W.'s personality and chronicles the fascinating life story that led him to the White House. Book jacket.