First dads
Subtitle: parenting and politics from George Washington to Barack Obama
By: Joshua Kendall
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
ISBN-13: 9781455551958
Subjects: Presidents; Family relationships; Children of presidents; Biography; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-374) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: the sense and sensibility of James Garfield: "It is a most intense and innocent passion"; title: The preoccupied: "I should like to have your opinion on it"; title: Playful pals: "My father likes snakes"; title: Double-dealing dads: "You know such things happen on plantations"; title: Tiger dads: "I could feel nothing but sorrow and shame in your presence"; title: The grief-stricken: "I always see my boy playing tennis on the court out there"; title: The nurturers: "When is my daddy coming"; title: Epilogue: presidential choices: "I knew I had to share my daddy".