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Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
©2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A biography of the wife of the thirty-fourth president of the United States, an excellent White House hostess and a popular First Lady who did not involve herself in politics.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Jackie Kennedy was an American icon of style and grace but there was steel under that style. Her poise under fire, intelligence, and tireless work as First Lady earned her the respect of leaders worldwide and made her beloved by generations. Jackie's legacy also extended beyond her time in public life. She was a talented journalist, a preservationist who secured the legacy of national landmarks, and an editor of award-winning books. The creators...
65) Laura Bush
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
An introduction to the life of the former Texas librarian and teacher who, as the wife of the forty-third president, became first lady in 2001.
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A collection of striking and intimate photographs of Michelle Obama--many never before seen--coupled with personal reflections and behind-the-scenes stories from Official White House Photographer Amanda Lucidon, presented in a deluxe format. Michelle Obama is one of the most admired First Ladies in history, known for her grace, spirit, and beauty, as well as for the amazing work she did during her tenure to promote girls' education, combat childhood...
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a biography of the wife of the thirty-fifth president of the United States, an elegant and fashionable First Lady who helped Washington become the social and cultural center of the country.
69) Laura Bush
Author
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
70) Florence Harding: the first lady, the Jazz Age, and the death of America's most scandalous president
Author
Publisher
W. Morrow & Comapny
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
A major new biography of the politically powerful forerunner of Eleanor Roosevelt and Hillary Clinton. Florence Harding reveals the never-before-told story of First Lady Florence Harding's phenomenal rise to power. The daughter of an abusive father in small-town Ohio, mother at a young age to an illegitimate child, Florence Harding saw her escape in Warren Harding, and became the driving force behind his ascent to one of the most scandal-ridden presidencies...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
Presents a portrait of a first lady who broke with tradition to become a significant figure in the emerging Progressive era at a time of technological advances, racial and class struggles, and changes in public roles for women.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Our American Friend is a propulsive Cold War era spy thriller crossed with a fictional biography of a First Lady. Spanning from the 1970s to the present day, traveling from Moscow and Paris to Washington and New York, Anna Pitoniak's novel is a gripping page-turner about power and complicity and how sometimes, the fate of the world is in the hands of the people you'd never expect"--
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
©1994
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs describe the life story of Jackie Onassis from her childhood through the political years as senator's and president's wife; and then the time of motherhood, widowhood, and remarriage then widowhood for the second time. The later years are described as she continued her life as mother and grandmother.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
When First Lady Beth ManMann is charged with killing her philandering husband, the President of the United States, during a bedroom argument, she turns for help to notorious defense attorney Boyce "Shameless" Baylor, her former flame.
79) Nancy Reagan
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Rockbottom Books
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
Follows the life of former First Lady Nancy Reagan, who was in the national spotlight for eight years during the presidency of her husband Ronald Reagan.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The first and only biography of Thomas Jefferson's greatest love and true kindred spirit, who died an untimely death at the young age of thirty-three in 1782. Drawing on a wealth of newly probed sources--including family letters, documents, and the handwritten notes left by Jefferson's famed biographer, Dumas Malone--William G. Hyland Jr. captures the charm, sophistication, and grace, as well as a profound sense of history, of this little-known and...
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