Jennifer Fleischner
The Remarkable Story of the Friendship Between a First Lady and a Former Slave Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly "I consider you my best living friend," Mary Lincoln wrote to Elizabeth Keckly in... Jennifer Fleischner [... more]
Random House |
Margaret Johnson
Following on the success of their recent collaboration Dear Mr. President, Dwight Young and Margaret Johnson join forces once again to produce this charming collection of correspondence to and from First Ladies during their time in office. A ... [... more]
Random House |
Robin Gerber
Robin Gerber is the author of several books including Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way: Timeless Strategies from the First Lady of Courage, Katharine Graham: The Leadership Journey of an American Icon, and the novel Eleanor vs. Ike. She is ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Laura Turner
When Laura Bush moved into the White House on January 20, 2001, everyone wanted to know what kind of first lady she would be. Would she be like Mamie Eisenhower? Would she follow in Barbara Bush's footsteps? Would she be another Hillary ... [... more]
Random House |
Rosalynn Carter
The first thing you need to know is that life isn't over. "The good news," writes Mrs. Carter in has been a driving force in the field of mental health throughout her public service career. She is the bestselling author of First Lady from [... more]
Random House |
Nancy Reagan
Ronald and Nancy Reagan were America's president and first lady from 1981 to 1989. Nancy Reagan was born in New York, was raised in Chicago, and attended Smith College. During the summers before graduation, she worked in summer-stock theater ... [... more]
Random House |
First Ladies: An Intimate Group Portrait of White House ...
 Political Partners: From her unique perspective and personal contacts with many Twentieth Century First Ladies, Margaret Truman has told their stories in a most interesting way. The brief biographies primarily cover the years each of these Ladies resided [... more]
CDN$21.00
Amazon CA |
Edith P. Mayo
Edith P. Mayo is curator emerita in political history at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Her books include First Ladies: Political Role and Public Image and The Smithsonian's Book of First Ladies. [... more]
Harper Collins |
First Lady
From Amazon.com: Penzler Pick, July 2001: One of the greatest disappointments for a mystery aficionado is to find an author or a series detective that you absolutely adore, only to have the author disappear or the character be killed off. Conan Doyle [... more]
CDN$14.01
Amazon CA |
Tiny Broadwick: The First Lady of Parachuting
One Worth Having: This small book presents the story of Tiny Broadwick (true name Georgia Ann Thompson), pioneer parachutist. Ms. Roberson has made an honest and capable attempt at telling us about Tiny's life and her book has many uncommon images of [... more]
CDN$13.95
Amazon CA |
Jane Froman: Missouri's First Lady of Song
Long Overdue: Having been an avid fan of Jane Froman for many years, I was pleased to see that a long overdue biography has finally been written. Jane Froman was an outstanding entertainer and an inspiration to those that met her. Now sadly almost [... more]
CDN$12.99
Amazon CA |
Just for a Thrill: Lil Hardin Armstrong, First Lady of Jazz
a missed opportunity: As a lifelong jazz researcher, I was indeed thrilled when I discovered the first attempt at a Lil Hardin-Armstrong bio, but I must say that this one was a disappointment. Resources for jazz research are richer than they have ever [... more]
CDN$26.95
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