| Presidential Wives: An Anecdotal History Revised Edition Contributor(s): Boller, Paul F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195121422 ISBN-13: 9780195121421 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $32.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1999 Annotation: At once funny and poignant, dramatic and illuminating, this anecdotal history covers every First Lady from Martha Washington to Hillary Rodham Clinton. "A marvelously entertaining work".--"Newsday". |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Women - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 973.099 |
| LCCN: 98003480 |
| Lexile Measure: 1270 |
| Physical Information: 1.36" H x 5.04" W x 8.05" (1.32 lbs) 576 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Presidential Wives, Paul Boller brings his gift for telling detail to bear on the women our Presidents married, and the result is a biographical feat--at once funny and poignant, dramatic and illuminating, covering every First Lady from Martha Washington to Hillary Rodham Clinton. Boller devotes a full chapter to each of his subjects, featuring an incisive biographical essay followed by a selection of revealing anecdotes. Through his portrayal of such a diverse group of women, Boller sheds new light on how much the institution of the presidency tells us about ourselves and our life as a nation. First published in 1988, this second edition has been revised to include updated information on people such as Nancy Reagan and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, a new preface, and new chapters devoted to Barbara Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton. |