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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Allen, Anne Beiser, 1941- Independent woman. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000 (OCoLC)606349486 Online version: Allen, Anne Beiser, 1941- Independent woman. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000 (OCoLC)607814012 |
| Named Person: | Lou Henry Hoover; Herbert Hoover; Lou Henry Hoover; Lou H Hoover |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Anne Beiser Allen |
| ISBN: | 0313314667 9780313314667 |
| OCLC Number: | 43246100 |
| Description: | viii, 211 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Prologue: Who Was Lou Henry Hoover? -- From Iowa to California -- Stanford University and Herbert Hoover -- A Chinese Adventure -- Rolling Stones -- The Consulting Engineer's Wife -- War and Relief Work -- Life on the Home Front -- "Washington Ought to Be in California" -- Girl Scouts and Women's Athletics -- A Working Wife and Mother -- The White House Beckons -- A First Lady's Duty Is to Entertain -- Shadows Begin to Fall -- The Depression Deepens -- Civilians Once More -- A War-Shadowed Twilight -- Epilogue: One Last Move -- Families -- Secretaries, Aides, Servants, and Friends -- Honorary Awards Given to Lou Henry Hoover. |
| Series Title: | Contributions in American history, no. 188. |
| Responsibility: | Anne Beiser Allen. |
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