First Friends: The Powerful, Unsung (and Unelected) People Who Shaped Our Presidents

by Gary Ginsberg

Book Overview

In the bestselling tradition of The Presidents Club and Presidential Courage, White House history as told through the stories of the best friends and closest confidants of American presidents.

Here are the riveting histories of myriad presidential friendships, among them: Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed: They shared a bed for four years during which Speed saved his friend from a crippling depression. Two decades...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538702924
• ISBN13: 9781538702925
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Twelve
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.0"