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Zusatztext "Rowan intertwines anecdotes and dozens of photographs with hard-to-stop-reading stories that track the canine legacy on America's democracy." -St. Louis Post-Dispatch Informationen zum Autor Brooke Janis is a longtime television producer who has worked for CBS news and other national media. She lives in New York City. Roy Rowan has been a correspondent and editor for Life , Time , and Fortune and has contributed to other major magazines. He is the author of numerous books and articles on business, foreign affairs, and politics, including The Intuitive Manager , The Four Days of Mayaguez , and Powerful People . He lives in Greenwich, Connecticut. Klappentext From Sweet Lips (George Wshington's foxhound) to Millie (George Bush's spaniel)! dogs have been at the sides of American presidents wherever they went. Not only did the dogs humanize their distinguished masters! they offered them a little unconditional love in a loveless town! and sometimes broke up the rigorous White House agenda with impromptu tugs-of-war in the Oval Office or dips in the Rose Garden fountain. Here's a lighthearted romp through American history! packed with drawings and paintings from early America! plus photographs of dogs - from Abraham Lincoln's Fido to Zeke! the cocker spaniel that the Clintons owned in Arkansas. Zusammenfassung Presidential History Unleashed—Fido to Fala! Millie to Bo "If you want a friend in Washington! get a dog!" Harry Truman once said. Perhaps that's why! for much of our Republic's history! there have been two top dogs at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue—one with two legs! one with four. First Dogs ! by distinguished journalist Roy Rowan and researcher Brooke Janis! tells the whole doggone story! from the days before there was a White House to Barack Obama’s newly adopted presidential pup! Bo. Here's a lighthearted romp through American history! packed with drawings and paintings from early America! plus photographs! starting with Abraham Lincoln's Fido. Not only did these four-footed goodwill ambassadors humanize their distinguished masters! they offered them a little unconditional love in a loveless town. First Dogs gives dog lovers and history lovers a new angle on presidential history and is more fun than you can shake a stick (or rubber bone) at. ...
