Untold power : the fascinating rise and complex legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson / Rebecca Boggs Roberts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, Rebecca Boggs, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents' spouses--United States--Biography.

Presidents' spouses.

Politics and government.

Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961.

Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt.

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.

Wilson, Woodrow.

United States--Politics and government--1913-1921.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xv, 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Fascinating rise and complex legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson

Place of Publication:

[New York, New York] : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2023]

Summary:

"This portrait of the first acting woman president, written by a leading historian on women's suffrage and power, tracks the ascent of Edith Boling Galt Wilson, one of American history's most influential and complicated women"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. One A Virginia Childhood 1872-1891

ch. Two Woman Of Washington 1891-1908

ch. Three Merry Widow 1908-1914

ch. Four Romanced By The President 1915

ch. Five The First Lady In War 1916-1918

ch. Six The First Lady In Peace 1918-1919

ch. Seven The Stroke 1919

ch. Eight "Stewardship" 1919-1921

ch. Nine After The White House 1921-1924

ch. Ten Woman Of Washington Reprise 1924-1961.

Notes:

Place of publication from publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Roberts, Rebecca Boggs Untold power

ISBN:

9780593489994

0593489993

OCLC:

1330403685

Publisher Number:

99993182076