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The First Ladies: From Martha Washington to Mamie Eisenhower, an Intimate Portrait of the Women Who Shaped America
"The Legacies and Personalities that built the White House"
As a young nation grew into its own, it was not just the presidents who led the way. The remarkable women of the White House, often neglected by history, had a heavy hand in the shaping of America. The earliest First Ladies of the United States left countless untold legacies behind after their role at the White Hou...more
As a young nation grew into its own, it was not just the presidents who led the way. The remarkable women of the White House, often neglected by history, had a heavy hand in the shaping of America. The earliest First Ladies of the United States left countless untold legacies behind after their role at the White Hou...more
Paperback, 192 pages
Published
February 1st 2011
by Cumberland House Publishing
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The First Ladies is a brief, yet intriguing portrait of the remarkable women behind our presidents, and the sacrifices they made for our beloved country - the U.S. of A. From Martha Washington to Mamie Eisenhower, Feather Schwartz Foster takes readers on an entertaining, fascinating, and humorous journey through the lives, loves, and personalities of our often overlooked Founding Mothers.
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My parents have always instilled in my siblings and I that history is important, especi...more
The First Ladies is a brief, yet intriguing portrait of the remarkable women behind our presidents, and the sacrifices they made for our beloved country - the U.S. of A. From Martha Washington to Mamie Eisenhower, Feather Schwartz Foster takes readers on an entertaining, fascinating, and humorous journey through the lives, loves, and personalities of our often overlooked Founding Mothers.
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My parents have always instilled in my siblings and I that history is important, especi...more
Great introduction to the First Ladies. Definitely leaves you wanting to know more. I especially appreciate the awesome bibliography--tons of books for further reading!
Excellent book and an excellent place to stop, with Mamie Eisenhower. This is but a small snapshot to whet one's appetite to read more about these wonderful women.
Note to Eisenhower Museum in Kansas: Upon my recent visit to Eisenhower's boyhood home, imagine my surprise when I went to the bookshop and found not one book about Mamie Eisenhower. What's up with that? Why between her alleged drinking and the whole Kay Summersby thing, I think this book is dying to be written.
Note to Eisenhower Museum in Kansas: Upon my recent visit to Eisenhower's boyhood home, imagine my surprise when I went to the bookshop and found not one book about Mamie Eisenhower. What's up with that? Why between her alleged drinking and the whole Kay Summersby thing, I think this book is dying to be written.
This was an easy read, with some interesting profiles of first ladies. It included some facts of which I was unaware, so now I'm wanting to find out more information about some of them.
Easy fast read. Not knowing too much about the earlier first ladies, this book gave me insight in to what they were like. Quite surprised to learn that some of them were not so well liked!
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Shelves:
general,
political,
science,
historical,
history,
united,
states,
reference,
biography,
autobiography,
women,
executive,
branch,
presidents,
spouses,
american,
government
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Feather Schwartz Foster is the author of "LADIES: A Conjecture of Personalities" - about the OLD First Ladies, Martha thru Mamie; "Garfield's Train" A novel about the death of President Garfield in 1881, and "T: An Auto-Biography" - a children's book about a Model-T Ford."
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