Founding Mothers: Profiles of Ten Wives of America's Founding Fathers
- ISBN-10
- 1556134266
- ISBN-13
- 9781556134265
- Series
- Founding Mothers
- Category
- Founding Fathers of the United States
- Pages
- 202
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- Heritage Books
- Author
- Paul M. Zall
Description
Some wives focused their attention on a household and raising a family, or took an active role in business or politics, but all were remarkable, noteworthy figures of Revolutionary era.
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