A look inside the personal life of every first lady in American history, based on original interviews with major historians C-SPAN's yearlong history series, First Ladies: Influence and Image, featured interviews with more than fifty preeminent historians and biographers. In this informative book, these experts paint intimate portraits of all forty-five first ladies -- their lives, ambitions, and unique partnerships with their presidential spouses. Susan Swain and the C-SPAN team elicit the details that made these women who they were: how Martha Washington intentionally set the standards followed by first ladies for the next century; how Edith Wilson was complicit in the cover-up when President Wilson became incapacitated after a stroke; and how Mamie Eisenhower used the new medium of television to reinforce her, and her husband's, positive public images. This book provides an up-close historical look at these fascinating women who survived the scrutiny of the White House, sometimes at great personal cost, while supporting their families and famous husbands -- and sometimes changing history. Complete with illustrations and essential biographical details, it is an illuminating, entertaining, and ultimately inspiring read.
First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic American Women
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Author: Swain, Susan
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 884199586572
Details:
Author: Swain, Susan
Brand: PublicAffairs
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 496
Release Date: 14-04-2015
Part Number: B/W photos throughout
Package Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.8 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9781610395663
