{"product_id":"first-ladies-susan-swain-9781610397179","title":"First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic American Women","description":"\u003cb\u003eA look inside the personal life of every first lady in American history, based on original interviews with major historians\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e C-SPAN's yearlong history series, \u003ci\u003eFirst Ladies: Influence and Image\u003c\/i\u003e, featured interviews with more than fifty preeminent historians and biographers. In this informative book, these experts paint intimate portraits of all forty-five first ladies -- their lives, ambitions, and unique partnerships with their presidential spouses. Susan Swain and the C-SPAN team elicit the details that made these women who they were: how Martha Washington intentionally set the standards followed by first ladies for the next century; how Edith Wilson was complicit in the cover-up when President Wilson became incapacitated after a stroke; and how Mamie Eisenhower used the new medium of television to reinforce her, and her husband's, positive public images. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book provides an up-close historical look at these fascinating women who survived the scrutiny of the White House, sometimes at great personal cost, while supporting their families and famous husbands -- and sometimes changing history. Complete with illustrations and essential biographical details, it is an illuminating, entertaining, and ultimately inspiring read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Swain, C-Span\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1610397177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610397179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.30d","brand":"Susan Swain","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043117461759,"sku":"9781610397179","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8425478d-ace4-487d-8ad4-82a9d0a27452.jpg?v=1684965355","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/first-ladies-susan-swain-9781610397179","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}