Hissing Cousins: The Lifelong Rivalry of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth
- ISBN-10
- 1101971622
- ISBN-13
- 9781101971628
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-03-08
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Authors
- Marc Peyser, Timothy Dwyer
Description
Examines the relationship between cousins Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth, "revealing the contentious bond between two political trailblazers who short-circuited the rules of gender and power, each in her own way.
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