{"product_id":"9781118732229","title":"A Companion to First Ladies","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to American History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to First Ladies\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKatherine A.S. Sibley\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ United States \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis volume explores more than two centuries of literature on the First Ladies, from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, providing the first historiographical overview of these important women in U.S. history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderlines the growing scholarly appreciation of the First Ladies and the evolution of the position since the 18th century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the impact of these women not only on White House responsibilities, but on elections, presidential policies, social causes, and in shaping their husbands’ legacies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings the First Ladies into crisp historiographical focus, assessing how these women and their contributions have been perceived both in popular literature and scholarly debate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides concise biographical treatments for each First Lady\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eKatherine A.S. Sibley\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at Saint Joseph’s University, USA. She is the author of four books, most recently \u003ci\u003eFirst Lady Florence Harding: Behind the Tragedy and Controversy\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and \u003ci\u003eRed Spies in America: Stolen Secrets and the Dawn of the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e (2004). She was the editor of \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover \u003c\/i\u003e(Wiley Blackwell, 2014), and serves on the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Communist History\u003c\/i\u003e as well as on the Historical Advisory Committee for the US State Department.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 May 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118732229\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e760\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378630226060,"sku":"9781118732229","price":213.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118732229.jpg?v=1780173652","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118732229","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}