Presidential Wives: An Anecdotal History

by Paul F. Boller

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In Presidential Wives, Paul Boller brings his gift for telling detail to bear on the women our Presidents married, and the result is a biographical feat-at once funny and poignant, dramatic and illuminating, covering every First Lady from Martha Washington to Hillary Rodham Clinton. Boller devotes a full chapter to each of his subjects, featuring an incisive biographical essay followed by a selection of revealing anecdotes. Through his portrayal of such a
diverse group of women, Boller sheds new light on how much the institution of the presidency tells us about ourselves and our life as a nation.

First published in 1988, this second edition has been revised to include updated information on people such as Nancy Reagan and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, a new preface, and new chapters devoted to Barbara Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
  • ISBN10 0195121422
  • ISBN13 9780195121421
  • Publish Date 6 January 2000 (first published 14 April 1988)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
  • Edition Revised edition
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 576
  • Language English