America's Greatest First Ladies: The Lives And Legacies Of Abigail Adams, D...

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Book Title: America's Greatest First Ladies: the Lives and Legacies of Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, Mary Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy and Hillary Clinton

Number of Pages: 198 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: CreateSpace

Topic: Women

Item Height: 0.5 in

Publication Year: 2013

Genre: Biography & Autobiography

Item Weight: 12.7 Oz

Author: Charles River Charles River Editors

Item Length: 9 in

Item Width: 6 in

Format: Trade Paperback