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Genre/Form: | Biographies Biography |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Sibley, Katherine A.S. (Katherine Amelia Siobhan), 1961- First Lady Florence Harding. Lawerence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©2009 (OCoLC)653438465 |
Named Person: | Florence Kling Harding; Warren G Harding; Florence Kling Harding; Warren G Harding; Florence Kling Harding; Florence Kling Harding |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Katherine A S Sibley |
ISBN: | 9780700616497 0700616497 |
OCLC Number: | 281096391 |
Description: | xii, 366 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
Contents: | Prologue : talking to the dead -- Part one : Early life, 1860-1891. A proud family, a shrouded family -- The girl on the horse -- Whipped with a cherry switch -- Living in sin -- Divorce -- "The thirst for love" -- Part two : The Marion Star and Columbus, 1891-1915. Business and an illegitimate baby -- Friends, neighbors, and the mental institution -- Political wife -- Adultery again -- Betrayal and confrontation -- Marion exodus -- Part three : The senate, 1916-1920. Fish out of water -- The morphine addict and the Hope Diamond -- Lust and war -- "I do not permit him to run" -- Part four : Campaign and transition, 1926-1921. The zodiac of Jupiter -- Blackmail -- Chicago -- Women -- Racism, scandal, and movie stars -- Prerogatives of a presidentess -- More women -- Part five : First lady, 1921-1923. "Flo from Ohio" -- "No rumor exceeded the truth" -- "Us girls" and "my boys" -- "The chief executive and Mr. Harding" -- The summer of '22 -- The valley of death -- One suicide and two resignations -- Astral premonitions -- Part six : The western and Alaska tour, 1923. The duchess of America -- Poison -- The heart of San Francisco -- Negligent homicide -- Part seven : The widow, 1923-1924. The fires of August -- Spies and scandals -- Life at the sanitarium -- Remembering. |
Series Title: | Modern first ladies. |
Responsibility: | Katherine A.S. Sibley. |
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A terrific biography of an important first lady who has never been given the recognition she truly deserves. Sibley not only corrects the historical record about the Harding presidency while revealing the life of a great lady, but also provides a positively fascinating read. No future first lady, or anyone interested in presidential history, should ignore this work. John W. Dean, former Nixon White House counsel and author of Warren G. Harding ""Sibley's lively and thoughtful book draws on dozens of contemporary accounts to bring Florence Harding to life. The gallant 'Duchess' was an immensely popular woman whose efforts to expand the visibility of the White House paved the way for Eleanor Roosevelt and Jacqueline Kennedy."" Kristie Miller, author of Isabella Greenway: An Enterprising Woman Read more...

