The raising of a president : the mothers and fathers of our nation's leaders / Doug Wead.
2006
E176.25 .W43 2006 (Mapit)
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Title
The raising of a president : the mothers and fathers of our nation's leaders / Doug Wead.
Author
Wead, Doug.
Edition
1st Atria Books trade pbk. ed.
ISBN
0743497279 (pbk.)
Publication Details
New York : Atria Books, 2006, c2005.
Language
English
Description
ix, 534 p., [32] plates : ill. (some col.); 25 cm.
Call Number
E176.25 .W43 2006
Summary
A look at the parents of the American presidents, full of facts and anecdotes as well as psychological profiles based on Wead's findings. He analyzes the types of families into which our presidents were born, and sheds a fascinating light on how their destinies were shaped during childhood. Using papers and letters, as well as private conversations and interviews with six presidents and first ladies, Wead focuses on the early life of George Washington; John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and the making of our nation's first political empire; the humble beginnings of our greatest president, Abraham Lincoln; the privileged upbringing of Franklin Delano Roosevelt; the ambitious rise of John Fitzgerald Kennedy; and the "quiet dynasty" led by George H.W. Bush and his son, George W. Bush.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [443]-509) and index.
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