Author: Marilyn Irvin Holt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
A biography of Mamie Eisenhower, who accomplished many things that were overlooked by her contemporaries and used her popularity to the benefit of her husband while changing the role of first lady, and covers her experience as an army wife and how it prepared her for the White House during the McCarthy era.
Mamie Doud Eisenhower
Author: Marilyn Irvin Holt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
A biography of Mamie Eisenhower, who accomplished many things that were overlooked by her contemporaries and used her popularity to the benefit of her husband while changing the role of first lady, and covers her experience as an army wife and how it prepared her for the White House during the McCarthy era.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
A biography of Mamie Eisenhower, who accomplished many things that were overlooked by her contemporaries and used her popularity to the benefit of her husband while changing the role of first lady, and covers her experience as an army wife and how it prepared her for the White House during the McCarthy era.
Mamie Doud Eisenhower
Author: Dorothy Brandon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258888909
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1954 edition.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258888909
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1954 edition.
Mamie Doud Eisenhower; a Portrait of a First Lady
Author: Dorothy Barrett Brandon
Publisher: New York : Scribner
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Publisher: New York : Scribner
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
First Lady Florence Harding
Author: Katherine Amelia Siobhan Sibley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Turning to primary sources others have overlooked, Sibley challenges the cliches about Florence Harding's time in the national spotlight. She describes her support for racial equality, lobbying for better treatment for veterans and female prisoners and her lifelong interest in preventing animal cruelty.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Turning to primary sources others have overlooked, Sibley challenges the cliches about Florence Harding's time in the national spotlight. She describes her support for racial equality, lobbying for better treatment for veterans and female prisoners and her lifelong interest in preventing animal cruelty.
Mrs. Ike
Author: Susan Eisenhower
Publisher: Capital Books
ISBN: 9781931868044
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
In this superb biography of a complex marriage, Susan Eisenhower presents her grandmother as her grandfather saw her -- an heroic and irresistible figure in her own right.
Publisher: Capital Books
ISBN: 9781931868044
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
In this superb biography of a complex marriage, Susan Eisenhower presents her grandmother as her grandfather saw her -- an heroic and irresistible figure in her own right.
Pat Nixon
Author: Mary C. Brennan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The first biography of Pat Nixon in 25 years. Moves beyond the over-simplified appraisals of this oft-misunderstood first lady. Offers a far more complex interpretation than the standard "Plastic Pat" caricature and depicts a complicated, conflicted, but ultimately effective first lady who balanced public responsibilities and private pain.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The first biography of Pat Nixon in 25 years. Moves beyond the over-simplified appraisals of this oft-misunderstood first lady. Offers a far more complex interpretation than the standard "Plastic Pat" caricature and depicts a complicated, conflicted, but ultimately effective first lady who balanced public responsibilities and private pain.
First Ladies
Author: Dorothy Schneider
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 143810815X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Presents a collection of chronologically arranged entries of America's first ladies, from Martha Washington, to Laura Bush, and includes brief biographical information, as well as explaining their roles and responsibilities in the White House.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 143810815X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Presents a collection of chronologically arranged entries of America's first ladies, from Martha Washington, to Laura Bush, and includes brief biographical information, as well as explaining their roles and responsibilities in the White House.
American First Ladies
Author: Lewis L. Gould
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135311552
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
This volume presents thirty-nine interpretive biographical essays on all first ladies, from Martha Washington to America's newest First Lady, Laura Bush. This new edition contains updated material on all the living First Ladies and updated bibliographies for each entry, as well as a portrait of the newest First Lady.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135311552
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
This volume presents thirty-nine interpretive biographical essays on all first ladies, from Martha Washington to America's newest First Lady, Laura Bush. This new edition contains updated material on all the living First Ladies and updated bibliographies for each entry, as well as a portrait of the newest First Lady.
Eisenhower
Author: Jean Edward Smith
Publisher: Random House Incorporated
ISBN: 140006693X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 977
Book Description
In his magisterial bestseller "FDR," Smith provided a fresh, modern look at one of the most indelible figures in American history. Now this peerless biographer returns with a new life of Dwight D. Eisenhower that is as full, rich, and revealing as anything ever written about America's 34th president.
Publisher: Random House Incorporated
ISBN: 140006693X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 977
Book Description
In his magisterial bestseller "FDR," Smith provided a fresh, modern look at one of the most indelible figures in American history. Now this peerless biographer returns with a new life of Dwight D. Eisenhower that is as full, rich, and revealing as anything ever written about America's 34th president.
The First Ladies
Author: Feather Schwartz Foster
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402254806
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
The bold women 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 House was over. Decidedly different from their modern day counterparts, the nation's first presidential wives made their impact not only in terms of political policy or broad social and civic service, but with unique, personal, and often long-lasting accomplishments. Read the unforgettable stories of how these women forged our country and the decisions that shaped all of us as a nation. These are the women whose legacies have long been buried amongst our American history.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402254806
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
The bold women 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 House was over. Decidedly different from their modern day counterparts, the nation's first presidential wives made their impact not only in terms of political policy or broad social and civic service, but with unique, personal, and often long-lasting accomplishments. Read the unforgettable stories of how these women forged our country and the decisions that shaped all of us as a nation. These are the women whose legacies have long been buried amongst our American history.