First Mothers

<p>Bonnie Angelo a veteran reporter and writer for <em>Time </em> has captured the daily lives thoughts and feelings of the remarkable women who played such a large role in developing the characters of the modern American presidents. From formidably aristocratic Sara Delano Roosevelt to diehard Democrat Martha Truman champion athlete Dorothy Bush and hard-living Virginia Clinton Kelley Angelo blends these women's stories with the texture of their lives and with colorful details of their times. <em>First Mothers</em> is an in-depth look at the special mother-son relationships that nurtured and helped propel the last twelve American presidents to the pinnacle of power.</p>