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First ladies presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic American women

A look inside the personal life of every first lady in American history, based on original interviews with major historians for C-SPAN's yearlong history series, First Ladies: Influence and Image. This book provides an up-close historical look at these fascinating women who survived the scrutin...

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Corporate Authors: C-SPAN (Television network) (Contributor)
Other Authors: Swain, Susan (Editor)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, [2015]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Presidents' spouses > United States > Biography.
Summary: A look inside the personal life of every first lady in American history, based on original interviews with major historians for C-SPAN's yearlong history series, First Ladies: Influence and Image. 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.
Item Description: Includes index.
Physical Description: xxi, 462 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781610395663 (hardcover)
1610395662 (hardcover)
Author Notes: Susan Swain is C-SPAN's co-CEO and, in addition to her senior management role at the network, has been an on-camera host for C-SPAN for more than thirty years, interviewing public officials, historians, and journalists for the public affairs network. The Presidents is her ninth book project with C-SPAN and PublicAffairs. She lives in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.

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