Mrs. Ike
- ISBN-10
- 0984684204
- ISBN-13
- 9780984684205
- Category
- Generals' spouses
- Pages
- 420
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-11
- Author
- Susan Eisenhower
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.
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