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Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker

Door Stacy A. Cordery

Categorie
Geschiedenis Noord-Amerika
Boeknummer
#324638-XC13
Titel
Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker
Auteur
Cordery, Stacy A.
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
New York : Viking
Jaar van uitgave
2007
ISBN10
0670018333
ISBN13
9780670018338
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, 8vo.
Samenvatting

An intimate and revealing portrait of America's most memorable first daughter Alice Roosevelt Longworth lived her entire life on the political stage and in the public eye, earning her the nickname ? the other Washington monument.? In this new biography? the first in twenty years? Stacy A. Cordery presents a detailed and richly entertaining portrait of the witty and whip- smart daughter of Teddy Roosevelt. ? Princess Alice? was a tempestuous teenager. Smoking, gambling, and dressing flamboyantly, she flouted social conventions and opened the door for other women to do the same. Her husband was Speaker of the House Nicholas Longworth but? as Cordery documents for the first time? she had a child with her lover, Senator William Borah of Idaho. Alice's political acumen was widely respected in... (Lees verder) Washington. She was a sharp-tongued critic of her cousin FDR's New Deal programs, and meetings in her drawing room helped to change the course of history, from undermining the League of Nations to boosting Nixon. During the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, her legendary salons were still the center of political ferment. With new insights into Teddy Roosevelt, and for everyone who delights in Washington history and gossip, Alice is a fascinating portrait of a woman who influenced American politics for nearly a century.
Pagina's
590
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 12,50

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