{"product_id":"secret-lives-of-the-first-ladies-isbn-9781683690047","title":"Secret Lives of the First Ladies","description":"\u003cb\u003eThese collected biographies on the wacky secrets and scandals of the first ladies of the United States casts American history in a whole new light\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Whether she’s a leading lady, loyal spouse, or lightning rod for scandal, the First Lady of the United States has always been in the spotlight—and in 2017 that was truer than ever. This revised and expanded edition from Quirk’s best-selling Secret Lives series features outrageous and uncensored profiles of the women of the White House, from Martha Washington to Melania Trump, it comes complete with hundreds of little-known, politically incorrect, and downright wacko facts. Did you know that:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e • \u003cb\u003eDolley Madison\u003c\/b\u003e loved to chew tobacco\u003cbr\u003e • \u003cb\u003eMary Todd Lincoln\u003c\/b\u003e conducted séances on a regular basis\u003cbr\u003e • \u003cb\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eEllen Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e both carried guns\u003cbr\u003e • \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e spent $121,000 on her wardrobe in a single year\u003cbr\u003e • \u003cb\u003eBetty Ford\u003c\/b\u003e liked to chat on CB radios—her handle was “First Mama”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With chapters on every woman who’s ever made it to the White House, \u003ci\u003eSecret Lives of the First Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e tackles all the tough questions that other history books are afraid to ask: How many of these women owned slaves? Which ones were cheating on their husbands? And why was Eleanor Roosevelt serving hot dogs to the King and Queen of England? American history was never this much fun in school!\u003cb\u003eCormac O’Brien\u003c\/b\u003e is also the author of \u003ci\u003eSecret Lives of the U.S. Presidents\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSecret Lives of the Civil War.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in New Jersey.","brand":"Quirk Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299781169381,"sku":"NP9781683690047","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781683690047.jpg?v=1767736262","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/secret-lives-of-the-first-ladies-isbn-9781683690047","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}