{"product_id":"the-colonial-first-ladies-feather-schwartz-foster-9781036103736","title":"The Colonial First Ladies: The Missus Washington, Adams, and Madison","description":"The first three First Ladies were born decades long before the United States became \"states\". As mature women, married to arguably the most prominent men of their generation, they became political figures whether they liked it or not. All three were among the most consequential First Ladies in American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartha Dandridge Washington, the quintessential domestic lady, gladly went wherever her husband asked - including regular sojourns encamped with the army during wartime. She also spent eight years in New York and Philadelphia, supervising comfort in the then-executive mansions, setting the tone for the office itself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbigail Smith Adams, the brilliant and intellectual lady, endured long separations from her politically and diplomatically active husband, survived a harrowing ocean voyage and awakened to a European sophistication she could never have imagined. Her intelligence and insights set a benchmark for what a First Lady could achieve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDolley Payne Madison, the delightful and socially talented lady, became the most famous American woman of her time. She lifted her reticent and intellectual husband to a prominence he might never have achieved alone. She put the role on the map forever. In their own ways, they are our collective national great-grandmothers, deserving of our admiration and affection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTreasure them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Feather Schwartz Foster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1036103730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781036103736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen and Sword History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Feather Schwartz Foster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48450352414975,"sku":"9781036103736","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_25717645-5e81-413f-b1a0-429d59c25492.jpg?v=1777267298","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-colonial-first-ladies-feather-schwartz-foster-9781036103736","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}