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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThis book cover image released by Crown shows, “Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to America’s Warriors,” by President George W. Bush. The book will feature 66 paintings and a four-panel mural of military veterans and those in active service, the Crown Publishing Group, Wednesday, Sept 14, 2016. The book is scheduled to come out Feb. 28, 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Photo Credit: Crown via AP<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Crown, “Portraits of Courage” also will have stories written by Bush in “his inimitable voice” about each of the subjects. “As the stories unfold \u2014 some of them inspiring, some of them heartbreaking \u2014 readers will encounter the faces and the hearts of those who answered the nation’s call and learn from their bravery on the battlefield, their journeys to recovery, and the continued leadership and contributions they are making as civilians,” the publisher’s statement reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No financial numbers were disclosed. Bush was represented by Washington attorney Robert Barnett, who has also handled book deals for President Barack Obama and 2016 Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton. Bush’s previous books include the best-sellers “Decision Points” and “41,” about his father, former President George H.W. Bush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bush, who has become an avid painter since leaving the White House, is donating any net author proceeds to the George W. Bush Presidential Center and its Military Service Initiative, which helps post-Sept. 11 veterans and their families’ transition to civilian life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bush was expected to mention the book in a speech Wednesday at the Fort Carson Military Community Transition Summit at Fort Carson, Colorado. The paintings from “Portraits of Courage” will be on exhibit in 2017 at the Bush Center, in Dallas, from March 2 through early October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The next book from former President George W. Bush will be more about pictures than words.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":95521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":13,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"coauthors":[2969],"class_list":["post-52303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-off-duty"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"BMFEHARK3NAAZAWLF5F7CMJZIM","arc_canonical_url":"\/off-duty\/2016\/09\/14\/george-w-bush-paintings-book-coming-in-2017\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"\n