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This reference covers all the women who have held this esteemed "office" since the founding of the United States, including current First Lady Laura Bush. An introductory essay traces the history of the first lady, including changes in the idea of what a president's wife should do and be.

World War II presents a unique blend of perspectives about what it felt like to be an American during the Second World War and the years that immediately preceded and followed it. This work examines how Americans faced the events and circumstances that shaped their lives during this difficult period. The differences that existed, between civilian life at home and at work

Slavery in America, Revised Edition recounts the history of the enslavement of African Americans in North America, as well as the Reconstruction period, and much more.

The history of the enslavement of African Americans in North America stretches from the beginning of European colonization to the end of the Civil War. Slavery in America recounts this history, as well as the Reconstruction period that followed, by examining, chapter by chapter, many of its aspects: the slave catchers and their coffles in Africa, the crowded slave ships, slave auctions, life and labor on plantations, escape attempts and insurr...