First Mothers - The Women Who Shaped the Presidents

Informationen zum Autor Bonnie Angelo is the author of First Mothers . During her more than twenty-five years with Time magazine, she has reported on the White House and has covered newsmakers and events across America and the world. She lives in Bethesda, Maryland, and New York City. Klappentext Bonnie Angelo, a veteran reporter and writer for Time, has captured the daily lives, thoughts, and feelings of the remarkable women who played such a large role in developing the characters of the modern American presidents. From formidably aristocratic Sara Delano Roosevelt to diehard Democrat Martha Truman, champion athlete Dorothy Bush, and hard-living Virginia Clinton Kelley, Angelo blends these women's stories with the texture of their lives and with colorful details of their times. First Mothers is an in-depth look at the special mother-son relationships that nurtured and helped propel the last twelve American presidents to the pinnacle of power. Zusammenfassung Bonnie Angelo! a veteran reporter and writer for Time! has captured the daily lives! thoughts! and feelings of the remarkable women who played such a large role in developing the characters of the modern American presidents. From formidably aristocratic Sara Delano Roosevelt to diehard Democrat Martha Truman! champion athlete Dorothy Bush! and hard-living Virginia Clinton Kelley! Angelo blends these women's stories with the texture of their lives and with colorful details of their times. First Mothers is an in-depth look at the special mother-son relationships that nurtured and helped propel the last twelve American presidents to the pinnacle of power.

Product details

• Authors: Bonnie Angelo
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.10.2001
• EAN: 9780060937119
• ISBN: 978-0-06-093711-9
• No. of pages: 496
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, HISTORY: AMERICAN, HISTORY: United States / General, HISTORY: Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Presidents & Heads of State, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Feminism & Feminist Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Essays, WOMEN'S STUDIES: POLITICAL SCIENCE