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Mamie Doud Eisenhower: The General's First Lady (Modern First Ladies)
Marilyn Irvin Holt
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Description for Mamie Doud Eisenhower: The General's First Lady (Modern First Ladies)
Hardcover. Mamie Doud Eisenhower was a president's wife who seemed to most Americans like the friend next door. This biography captures the winning personality that made Mrs Eisenhower an important part of both her husband's success and her cultural milieu, and relates how her experience as an army wife better prepared her for the White House. Series: Modern First Ladies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 449.
It was fitting for a soldier's wife to make curtains out of military-surplus parachutes. That they would hang in the White House made little difference. Mamie Doud Eisenhower was a president's wife who seemed to most Americans like the friend next door. She gave us ""Mamie pink"" and ""Mamie bangs"" but has stood in the shadows of first ladies who followed. Yet she accomplished more than even her own contemporaries noticed, and her popularity not only enhanced her husband's presidency but also put a distinctive stamp on the role of first lady. This first scholarly biography of Mamie Eisenhower draws ... Read more
It was fitting for a soldier's wife to make curtains out of military-surplus parachutes. That they would hang in the White House made little difference. Mamie Doud Eisenhower was a president's wife who seemed to most Americans like the friend next door. She gave us ""Mamie pink"" and ""Mamie bangs"" but has stood in the shadows of first ladies who followed. Yet she accomplished more than even her own contemporaries noticed, and her popularity not only enhanced her husband's presidency but also put a distinctive stamp on the role of first lady. This first scholarly biography of Mamie Eisenhower draws ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Modern First Ladies
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700615391
SKU
V9780700615391
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About Marilyn Irvin Holt
Marilyn Irvin Holt is an independent historian who has been a consultant for such PBS documentaries as The American Experience. Her previous books include The Orphan Trains, Indian Orphanages (see page 42), and Children of the Western Plains.
Reviews for Mamie Doud Eisenhower: The General's First Lady (Modern First Ladies)
Americans who 'liked Ike' in the 1950s also loved Mamie, and Marilyn Holt explains why in this lively and informative book. Chester Pach, coauthor of The Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower ""Painstakingly researched and superbly written, Holt's definitive biography captures the essence of Mamie Eisenhower."" Irwin F. Gellman, author of The Contender: Richard Nixon: The Congress Years, 1946-1952 ""A welcome ... Read more