Mrs. Jack by Louise Hall Tharp

Mrs. Jack by Louise Hall Tharp

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Mrs. Jack by Louise Hall Tharp

From award-winning journalist Joshua Kendall comes an eye-opening examination of America's founding fathers as fathers: a valuable reminder that while an American president may have the clout to launch spaceships and end world wars, that doesn't mean he can get his children to behave. (New York Times Book Review)

Every president has had some experience as a parent. Of the forty-three men who have served in the nation's highest office, thirty-eight fathered biological children; the other five adopted. Each president's parenting style reveals much about his beliefs, as well as his psychological make-up. James Garfield enjoyed jumping on the bed with his kids. FDR's children, by contrast, had to make appointments to speak with him.

Based on interviews, letters, and diaries found in archives across the country, Kendall's lively narrative shows presidential character in action. Readers will learn which type of parent is best-suited to leading the American people -- and how the fathering experiences of our Presidents have forever changed the course of American history.

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ISBN 13 9780914660194
ISBN 10 0914660195
Title Mrs. Jack
Author Louise Hall Tharp
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Year published 2006-07-05
Number of pages 408
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.