First mothers
Subtitle: the women who shaped the presidents
By: Bonnie Angelo.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Morrow
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 451
Subjects: Mothers of presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "First Mothers tells the captivating stories of the mothers who played such large roles in developing the characters of the modern American presidents. The book covers a wide range of memorable personalities, from formidably aristocratic Sara Delano Roosevelt to diehard Democrat Martha Truman, from zealous pacifist Ida Eisenhower to family matriarch Rose Kennedy, nurturing Rebekah Baines Johnson, stoic Hannah Milhous Nixon, and courageous Dorothy Ford.

From outspoken Peace Corps mother Lillian Carter to would-be actress Nelle Reagan, champion athlete Dorothy Bush, and gambling, hard-living Virginia Kelley Clinton, First Mothers invites us into the historic lives of these extraordinary women."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [426]-437) and index.