Hidden Power: Presidential Marriages That Shaped Our History - Brossura

Marton, Kati

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ISBN 10: 0385721889 ISBN 13: 9780385721882

Casa editrice: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2002

Riassunto

Drawing on private White House documents and interviews with participants and eyewitnesses, the author of A Death in Jerusalem explores the personal dynamics and historical events that were shaped by White House marriages over the course of twelve administrations, from Edith and Woodrow Wilson to George W. and Laura Bush. Reprint. 100,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Insightful. . . . Colorful. . . . A shrewd and illuminating look at the juncture where the personal and the political overlap.” –The Wall Street Journal

“Irresistible. . . . An entertaining shot of history. . . . Scores of interviews and extensive research have turned up some revealing anecdotes and shrewd insights.” –The New York Times

“Brilliant. . . . Delectable. . . . Marton has a deft hand with narrative. . . . It’s the intimate, keyhole view of these marriages that gives Hidden Power its allure.” –Newsday

“Fascinating . . . well-researched.” –The New York Times Book Review

L'autore:

Kati Marton is the author of numerous works of non-fiction—Wallenberg, A Death in Jerusalem, and The Polk Conspiracy—and fiction, An American Woman. She has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, Vanity Fair, and The New Republic. A former correspondent for National Public Radio and ABC News, Marton received a George Foster Peabody Award for broadcast journalism. She lives in New York City with her husband and her son and daughter.

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• Editore: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0385721889
• ISBN 13: 9780385721882
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 432