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Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling celebrity biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli comes Grace & Steel, the epic, hidden history of the exceptional women behind the greatest political dynasty of all time-the Bush family. Bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli reveals the unsung heroines of the inimitable Bush family dynasty: not only First Ladies Barbara and Laura, but other colorful women whose stories have been left out of history for far too long, including...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Fans of #1 New York Times bestselling author Cokie Roberts, also a celebrated journalist for ABC and NPR, will love this stunning nonfiction picture book, as will parents and educators looking for a more in-depth book beyond the Rosie Revere and Rad Women series.
Highlighting the female explorers, educators, writers, and political and social activists that shaped our nation's early history, this is the stunning follow-up to the acclaimed children's...
4) The other Mrs. Kennedy: Ethel Skakel Kennedy : an American drama of power, privilege, and politics
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
John C. Fremont was one of the United States' leading explorers of the nineteenth century. His wife, Jessie, provided access to the highest levels of government and media through her pedigreed family. This historical power couple was linked to three national movements: westward settlement, women's rights, and opposition to slavery.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1983.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A biography of the woman who along with her husband, an Army officer, explorer, and legislator, took part in some of the most important events of nineteenth-century America including the exploration of the west and the formation of the Republican Party.
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
A strong pioneer woman, a loving sister, a caring mother, and in her later years, a generous philanthropist, Elizabeth "Eliza" Schuyler Hamilton had many sides. Mazzeo follows Eliza through her early years in New York, into the ups and downs of her married life with Alexander, beyond the aftermath of his tragic murder, and finally to her involvement in many projects that cemented her legacy as one of the unsung heroes of our nation's early days. --...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A moving, hopeful, and refreshingly candid memoir by the husband of former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg about growing up gay in his small Midwestern town, his relationship with Pete, and his hope for America's future. Throughout the past year, teacher Chasten Glezman Buttigieg has emerged on the national stage, having left his classroom in South Bend, Indiana, to travel cross-country in support of his husband, former mayor Pete...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"I can do one of two things, I can be President of the United States or I can control Alice. I cannot possibly do both."--Theodore Roosevelt. During Theodore Roosevelt's presidency--from 1901 to 1909, when Mark Twain called him the most popular man in America--his daughter Alice Roosevelt mesmerized the world with her antics and beauty. Alice was known for carrying a gun, a copy of the Constitution, and a green snake in her purse. When her father...
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