Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation - Softcover

Roberts, Cokie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060533315 ISBN 13: 9780060533311

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2004

Synopsis

An inspirational but personal look into the trials and tribulations of historical women who helped shape our nation into what it has become exhibits the many facets of their lives and how they supported some of the founders of our country, profiling such key figures as Abigail Adams, Eliza Pinkney, Dolley Payne Madison, Deborah Read Franklin, and Catherine Littlefield Greene. (History)

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Review:

"Roberts has uncovered hundreds of personal anecdotes and woven them together in a single, suspenseful narrative with great skill."--Washington Post Book World

Roberts has uncovered hundreds of personal anecdotes and woven them together in a single, suspenseful narrative with great skill. --Washington Post Book World"

-Roberts has uncovered hundreds of personal anecdotes and woven them together in a single, suspenseful narrative with great skill.---Washington Post Book World

From the Back Cover:

While much has been written about the men who founded our nation, this history includes only part of the story. Though they may not have signed the Constitution, written the Declaration of Independence, or fought in battles, the wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters behind the scenes of the Revolution contributed to their country's birth as significantly as the men in the spotlight.

New York Times bestselling author Cokie Roberts presents the contributions of these patriots, the women who fought the Revolution as courageously and heroically as the men, often defending the doors of their very homes. The stories of these founding mothers are found in their personal correspondence, private journals, ledgers, and lists. Roberts reveals the surprising tales of fascinating women such as Abigail Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Deborah Read Franklin, Eliza Lucas Pinckney, Catharine Littlefield Green, Esther DeBerdt Reed, and Martha Washington. The extraordinary triumphs of these women created a shared bond that urged the founding fathers to "Remember the Ladies."

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060533315
• ISBN 13: 9780060533311
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 576