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Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Dolley was a farm girl who became a fine first lady when she married James Madison. She wore beautiful dresses, decorated her home, and threw lavish parties. Everyone talked about Dolley, and everyone loved her, too. Then war arrived at her doorstep, and Dolley had to meet challenges greater than she'd ever known. So Dolley did one thing she thought might make a difference: she saved George Washington. Not the man himself, but a portrait of him,
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English
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With this revelatory and painstakingly researched book, Martha Washington, the invisible woman of American history, at last gets the biography she deserves. In place of the domestic frump of popular imagination, Patricia Brady resurrects the wealthy, attractive, and vivacious young widow who captivated the youthful George Washington. Here are the able landowner, the indomitable patriot (who faithfully joined her husband each winter at Valley Forge),...
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Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"John Adams was an American patriot and Founding Father, and Abigail, his wife, was his most trusted adviser for more than fifty years. While John served in both Continental Congresses, Abigail managed their farm within earshot of cannon fire. She later advised her husband through amusing letters as he served as our first ambassador to Great Britain. And when John was elected America's first vice president and our second president, Abigail vowed to...
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
xiii, 177 p. : ill., maps ; 30 cm
Language
English
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Though Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln's backgrounds differed considerably, both were intellectuals who shared interests in literature and politics, as well as a great love for each other
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Language
English
Description
A photobiography of the first wife of a president to have a public life and career of her own. The intriguing story of Eleanor Roosevelt traces the life of the former First Lady from her early childhood through the tumultuous years in the White House to her active role in the founding of the United Nations after World War II.
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Language
English
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From a shy and fearful child, Eleanor Roosevelt grew up to be not only First Lady of the United States, but one of the most influential women in U.S. history. Hers is a remarkable story of doing the thing you think you cannot do in order to work for change and to better the lives of others. Come learn about Eleanor, who challenges everyone - no matter his or her talents or gifts - to live a useful and fulfilling life.
12) Eleanor
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
[40] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents the difficult childhood of Eleanor Roosevelt, who suffered the loss of both parents and had to overcome shyness and loneliness
13) Barbara Bush
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1992
Physical Desc
127 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the First Lady, describing her formative years, her early married life, her role as a politician's and then President's wife, and her volunteer work and activism
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
111 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents a biography of the wife of the thirty-sixth president of the United States, a major source of support for her family and an energetic First Lady who was dedicated to Operation Head Start and the beautification of the nation
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
©2009
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Known as the Father of the Constitution, James Madison served two terms as the fourth president, from 1809 until 1817. Determined that all Americans be treated fairly, he devised our three branches of government and drafted the Bill of Rights. When the British set fire to Washington D.C. in 1814, his wife Dolley saved one of our country's greatest treasures, a portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart which now hangs in the Smithsonian Institution,...
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