Presidential Wives: An Anecdotal History

by Paul F. Boller Jr.

Book Overview

As his previous books Presidential Anecdotes and Presidential Campaigns clearly prove, Paul F. Boller, Jr. has a remarkable eye for the telling details that vitalize and humanize history. Presidential Wives brings that gift to bear on the women our Presidents married by offering a poignant, amusing, dramatic, and illuminating biographical feast which covers every First Lady from Martha Washington to Nancy Reagan.
These vivid and entertaining pages...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019505976X
• ISBN13: 9780195059762
• Release Date: April 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

fun to read

This book was a pleasure to read. It is a great way to get some basic insights into the wives of our President's, while creating the desire to learn more about these amazing women.