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First ladies of the republic : Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, and the creation of an iconic American role / Jeanne E. Abrams.
LIBRA E176.2 .A27 2018
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abrams, Jeanne E., 1951- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Washington, Martha, 1731-1802.
- Washington, Martha.
- Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818.
- Adams, Abigail.
- Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849.
- Madison, Dolley.
- Presidents' spouses--United States--Biography.
- Presidents' spouses.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, 2018.
- Contents:
- Introduction: first ladies of the republic: Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, and the forging of an American role
- Martha Washington: the road to the first ladyship
- Abigail and John Adams: the long apprenticeship to the White House
- Abigail Adams: the second first lady
- Dolley Madison: the first lady as "queen of America"
- Conclusion: the first ladyship launched.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781479886531
- 147988653X
- OCLC:
- 994144620
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