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First women : the grace and power of America's modern First Ladies /

By: Material type: TextTextCopyright date: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]Copyright date: �2016Edition: First editionDescription: 380 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780062439659
  • 0062439650
Other title:
  • Grace and power of America's modern First Ladies
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 973.92092/52 B 23
LOC classification:
  • E176.2 .B77 2016
Other classification:
  • 6
Contents:
The political wife -- Sisterhood of 1600 -- Profiles in courage -- Motherhood -- Supporting actors -- East Wing vs. West Wing -- The good wife -- Bad blood -- Keep calm and carry on -- Ladies, first.
Summary: Brower draws on a wide array of untapped, candid sources to tell the stories of the ten remarkable women who have defined the role of First Lady of the United States since 1960. From Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama, she offers new insights into this privileged group, and shares stories exploring everything from the first ladies political crusades to their rivalries with Washington figures; from their friendships with other first ladies to their public and private relationships with their husbands.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Barcode
NF NF Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction 973.09 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000543409

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-363) and index.

The political wife -- Sisterhood of 1600 -- Profiles in courage -- Motherhood -- Supporting actors -- East Wing vs. West Wing -- The good wife -- Bad blood -- Keep calm and carry on -- Ladies, first.

Brower draws on a wide array of untapped, candid sources to tell the stories of the ten remarkable women who have defined the role of First Lady of the United States since 1960. From Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama, she offers new insights into this privileged group, and shares stories exploring everything from the first ladies political crusades to their rivalries with Washington figures; from their friendships with other first ladies to their public and private relationships with their husbands.

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