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Watson Robert P. <1962-> |
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Affairs of state [[electronic resource] ] : the untold history of presidential love, sex, and scandal, 1789-1900 / / Robert P. Watson |
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Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-69588-X |
1-4422-1836-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (501 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Presidents - Sexual behavior - United States - History |
Presidents - United States |
Presidents' spouses - United States |
Adultery - United States - History |
Scandals - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; They Don't Teach This Stuff in School; 1 Say It Isn't So!; 2 Presidential Peccadilloes; Ten Stories of Presidential Love, Sex, and Scandal; 3 "I Profess Myself a Votary to Love"; 4 "Domestic Felicity"; 5 Slave Owner and Slave Lover; 6 "A Petticoat Affair"; 7 A Near Miss; 8 "The Siamese Twins"; 9 "I Can Never Be Satisfied"; 10 An Unlikely Union; 11 Full House; 12 "A Terrible Tale"; What Happens in the Lincoln Bedroom . . .; 13 Fatal Attraction; 14 Making Sense of Presidential Nonsense; Sources; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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When it comes to presidential sex scandals, Bill Clinton's wasn't the first and it wasn't the worst. In fact, there is a long history of presidential peccadilloes, but these all-too-human stories are rarely told and the details of White House marriages both happy and troubled remain hidden. Affairs of State reveals the intimate history of America's first couples through their romances, love lives, and extramarital affairs. More than just a sexual "who did it," these stories of salacious |
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