American First Ladies: Their Lives and Their Legacy
- ISBN-10
- 113531148X
- ISBN-13
- 9781135311483
- Series
- American First Ladies
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 704
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-02-04
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Lewis L. Gould
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.
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