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Mary Lincoln's Flannel Pajamas: And Other Stories From the First Ladies' Closet
Contributor(s): Foster, Feather (Author)

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 ISBN: 1633932184     ISBN-13: 9781633932180
Publisher: Koehler Books
OUR PRICE: $16.10  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: April 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Women
- Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
Age Level: 13-11
Grade Level: 8-6
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" L (0.75 lbs) 258 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product
 
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Publisher Description:

Did Mary Lincoln really wear flannel pajamas?

Why was Martha Washington's "dress" turned into a pincushion?

How did Julia Grant's hat show support for the Confederacy?

Did Edith Wilson really track mud onto the White House carpets?

These are some of the stories (all true) that have been told about some of the First Ladies you may have forgotten about--or never knew. The stories are either factual, actual or "metaphorical" using an item of their clothing to propel the tale.

You love their gowns at the Smithsonian; now you can love them better


Contributor Bio(s): Foster, Feather: - Feather Schwartz Foster is an author/historian by avocation, specializing in the First Ladies between Martha Washington and Mamie Eisenhower. She has published four books, has been a guest on NPR-Radio stations, and featured on C-SPAN's series on the First Ladies. She has a substantive Presidential Library of more than 1500 books, and has made more than 300 presentations, programs and lectures. She has been an instructor at the Christopher Wren society (the adult ed arm of William & Mary) and also for the adult ed wing of Christopher Newport University.
 
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