Hissing cousins
Subtitle: the untold story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth
By: Marc Peyser and Timothy Dwyer
Contributors: Dwyer, Timothy, 1965- author
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780385536011
Subjects: Presidents' spouses; Families; Family; Biography; Cousins
Other titles: Untold story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Description: Examines the relationship between cousins Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth, "revealing the contentious bond between two political trailblazers who short-circuited the rules of gender and power, each in her own way"--Dust jacket flap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-314) and index.
Table of contents: title: Orphans; title: Home abroad; title: Domestic affairs; title: Other women; title: The break begins; title: The singing teapot; title: New roles; title: In the arena; title: Clouds of war; title: Cold peace; title: Monuments.