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America's First Families: An Inside View of 200 Years of Private Life in the White HousePacked with more than 300 photographs from archives and private collections many published here for the first time entertaining anecdotes, political analysis, the dynamics of family relationships, and behind the scenes gossip, America's First Families offers the first up close look at the families from John and Abigail Adams in 1800 to Bill and Hillary Clinton who have intrigued and entranced the American public for two centuries. Carl Sferrazza
Packed with more than 300 photographs from archives and private collections -- many published here for the first time -- entertaining anecdotes, political analysis, the dynamics of family relationships, and behind-the-scenes gossip, America's First Families offers the first up-close look at the families -- from John and Abigail Adams in 1800 to Bill and Hillary Clinton -- who have intrigued and entranced the American public for two centuries.Carl Sferrazza Anthony opens the door to the world's most famous residence to reveal life as it was actually lived there. He takes readers into the heart of loyalties and estrangements, and the emotional pressures that politics brings to bear upon the forty White House families, from their arrivals to their notices to vacate. Readers will enjoy an unprecedented tour of the previously unseen private rooms as used and decorated by each family. Revealed too are the personal proclivities of the presidents and how their families both sustained them through public crises and were used for political advantage. They'll get a firsthand look at the preparations for White House weddings and other occasions; meet the parents and children of the presidents -- as well as eccentric relatives; and discover the patterns of working, resting, and relaxing that shaped the nuts and bolts of family life.
A magnificent combination of visual delights and insider information, America's First Families is an irresistible invitation to spend some time at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Published: 11/02/2000
ISBN: 9780684864426
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.38w x 0.77d
Review Citations: Library Journal 10/01/2000 pg. 120
Publishers Weekly 10/23/2000 pg. 67
Booklist 11/01/2000 pg. 513
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