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Frank : The Story of Frances Folsom Cleveland, America's Youngest First Lady by Annette Dunlap (2009, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSTATE University of New York Press
ISBN-101438428170
ISBN-139781438428178
eBay Product ID (ePID)73234327
Product Key Features
Book TitleFrank : the Story of Frances Folsom Cleveland, America's Youngest First Lady
Number of Pages207 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicWomen, Presidents & Heads of State, Historical
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorAnnette Dunlap
Book SeriesExcelsior Editions Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight15.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-054151
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"The book is short, but sweet, and provides a generous acquaintance with Mrs. Cleveland's own voice, mostly through her letters." -- CentralJersey.com "...[Frank] meticulously details Cleveland's childhood, the 28-year age difference and marriage to President Grover Cleveland and her life after his death." -- The Courier-Tribune "A lively and compelling portrait of a little-known figure in political history." -- Paul Grondahl, author of Mayor Corning: Albany Icon, Albany Enigma
Dewey Decimal973.8/5092 B
Table Of ContentList of Illustrations Note on Spelling Acknowledgments 1. "A little schoolgirl" 2. "A peculiarly happy disposition" 3. "Her manner is charming" 4. "She'll do!" 5. "The place is full of rumours about Mrs. Cleveland" 6. "Life is very smooth and even and beautiful" 7. "Mrs. Cleveland knew what she wanted" 8. "The best part is . . . the drive with G.C." 9. "Mr. Cleveland died at nine this morning" 10. "I am marrying Mrs. Grover Cleveland" 11. "America is simply not used to being serious about anything" 12. "I wish only a true picture of his life" Epilogue Afterword Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisWhen she married forty-nine-year-old President Grover Cleveland in a White House ceremony on June 2, 1886, Frances Folsom Cleveland was only twenty-one years old, making her the nation's youngest First Lady. Despite her age, however, Washington society marveled at how quickly the inexperienced Mrs. Cleveland (known as "Frank" to her family and friends) established herself as a social leader and capable spouse. Her popular Saturday receptions and glittering formal social events, combined with the warm and winning personality she displayed during her first two years in the White House, made her one of America's most popular First Ladies. Yet, as Annette Dunlap demonstrates in Frank, there was more to this charming and resolute woman than her social and entertaining skills. Active in New York society during the four years between the two Cleveland administrations, Frances built relationships with many of the nation's elite that helped return her husband to the White House for a second term. She played a pivotal role in keeping Cleveland's operation for cancer a secret, and as the country's economic picture and Cleveland's political popularity deteriorated, she coped admirably with criticism of herself and her husband, as well as lies about her children's health. Even though she shared her husband's opposition to women's suffrage, favoring instead an exalted role for women in the home, she struggled with Cleveland's possessiveness. A strong and opinionated woman in her own right, she developed her own network of associations that promoted kindergartens, mission work, and charitable activities that alleviated conditions for the poor. The first widowed former First Lady to remarry, Frances found new life as a political activist, taking a strong stand for military preparedness and promoting the need for a just and lasting peace at the end of World War I. She maintained leadership roles in several organizations well into her seventies, including the board of trustees of her alma mater, Wells College. Her lasting contributions to both early and higher education, as well as her work on behalf of the poor, may well make Frances Folsom Cleveland one of America's most underrated First Ladies.
LC Classification NumberE697.5.C55D86 2009
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- Mar 02, 2016
literary garbage
This book is the absolute worst piece of literary trash that has ever been published. The author states in the introduction that her husband, "knew better than to get in her way" about writing these exaggerated feminist twisted lies. Upon asking the First Ladies Museum in Canton Oh, got the phone slammed down good and hard. Ms. Dunlap, emphasis on the Ms. if you get our drift, this garbage went out with the banana peels and coffee grounds where it belongs. Rude the world, combative witches with a b on the front, just don't involve us. Thank youVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
