Away from the White House Presidential Escapes, Retreats, and Vacations

Name: Away from the White House Presidential Escapes, Retreats, and Vacations
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ISBN: 9781931917407

ISBN-10: 193191740X

ISBN-13: 9781931917407

Edition: N/A

Authors: Lawrence L. Knutson, Brian Williams

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Larry Knutson's in depth and illustrated history tells the story of the presidential time spent "away from the White House." For 18th- and 19th-century presidents, a return to their plantations and farms signalled a "vacation." Our modern notion of a vacation emerged in the 19th century, when together with the desire to escape summertime Washington, presidents enjoyed the outdoors, train travel, and the presidential yacht on their escapes. In the 20th-century presidential vacations evolved along with improvements in transportation and communications that meant presidents could get away farther and faster while their responsibilities followed them—as did reporters who wanted to keep the…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Publisher: White House Historical Association
Publication date: 9/30/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 356
Size: 9.50" wide x 12.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 5.280
Language: English