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An Inside View Of 200 Years Of Private Life In The White House
Touchstone
November 2000
On Sale: November 2, 2000
416 pages
ISBN: 0684864428
EAN: 9780684864426
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Non-Fiction Biography
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.
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