American First Ladies, Second Ediiton Revised Edition Contributor(s): Watson, Robert P., Assoc (Editor), Salem Press (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1587652714 ISBN-13: 9781587652714 Publisher: Salem Press OUR PRICE: $140.58 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2006 Annotation: American First Ladies is a response to the increasingly visible role that First Ladies have played in U.S. government as well as the increasing interest in women's achievements from the birth of the United States to the present time. American First Ladies presents a biographical essay on each of the First Ladies. The book is arranged chronologically. Biographical essays on the First Ladies, including family members who acted in that role for bachelor or widowed Presidents, follow in chronological order by administration. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2006000054 |
Physical Information: 1.97" H x 8.75" W x 12.65" (3.50 lbs) 457 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: American First Ladies is a response to the increasingly visible rolethat First Ladies have played in U.S. government as well as theincreasing interest in women's achievements from the birth of the UnitedStates to the present time. The book is designed to meet the needs ofcollege and high school students and those seeking information aboutboth U.S. history and women's history. Designed as a companion toSalem's American Presidents, Second Revised Edition (2 vols., 2006), American First Ladies presents a biographical essay on each of theFirst Ladies in U.S. history |