Smithsonian Q and a: Presidential Families The Ultimate Question and Answer Book

Name: Smithsonian Q and a: Presidential Families The Ultimate Question and Answer Book
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ISBN: 9780060891176

ISBN-10: 0060891173

ISBN-13: 9780060891176

Edition: 2006

Authors: Edith P. Mayo, Edith Mayo

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Smithsonian Q & A: Presidential Families looks at the role of the first ladies, the children's struggles and accomplishments, and the influence of extended families on the office of the U.S. presidency. Find out the answers to: Which first lady said "I know what's best for the president, I put him in the White House"? and Who did not have an inaugural ceremony? Draws the reader behind the doors of the White House with true stories about those who held the highest leadership position in the United States More than 250 full-color photographs and illustrations, with unique artifacts from the archives of the Smithsonian Institution Ready Reference section with at-a-glance details on…

Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 10/17/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 7.38" wide x 9.12" long x 0.48" tall
Weight: 1.166



The White House: Home and Symbol



The Founders and Their Families



Consolidating Nationhood



Manifest Destiny: Expanding Westward



Sectionalism and Slavery



Civil War and Reconstruction



The Gilded Age


Ready Reference


The Presidents of the United States


Presidential Wives


White House Milestones



An Emerging World Power



Isolationism and the Depression



World War II and Prosperity



Consolidating World Power



Challenges of a New Age


Further Reading


At the Smithsonian


Index


Acknowledgments/Picture Credits