Synopses & Reviews
Lynne Cheney and Robin Preiss Glasser collaborated on andlt;Iandgt;America: A Patriotic Primer,andlt;/Iandgt; which captured the imagination of American children and became a national best-seller. Now they turn their hands to andlt;Iandgt;A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Womenandlt;/Iandgt; and bring the great women of American history to life. Filled to the brim with words and pictures that celebrate the remarkable (although often unmarked) achievements of American women, this is a book to relish and to read again and again. andlt;BRandgt; Mothers, daughters, schoolchildren, generations of families -- everyone -- will take Abigail Adams's words to heart and "remember the ladies" once they read the stories of these astonishing, astounding, andlt;Iandgt;amazingandlt;/Iandgt; American women.
Synopsis
A is for Abigail Adams, who knew that women should be heard.B is for Elizabeth Blackwell and others who wanted to heal.C is for Evelyn Cameron and the women who went west.D is for Emily Dickinson, our country's greatest poet.
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Lynne Cheneyandlt;/bandgt;'s most recent book is the andlt;Iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestseller, andlt;Iandgt;We the People: The Story of Our Constitutionandlt;/iandgt;, illustrated by Greg Harlin. She is also the author of the andlt;Iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestsellers andlt;Iandgt;America: A Patriotic Primerandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Womenandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriotsandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;A Time for Freedom: What Happened When in Americaandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;Iandgt;Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across Americaandlt;/iandgt;, and has written a memoir, andlt;Iandgt;Blue Skies, No Fencesandlt;/iandgt;. Mrs. Cheney is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Vice President Richard B. Cheney.