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This review is from: Legacy of Honor (Hardcover)
Grover Cleveland's wife's dairies, ledgers and letters were loaned to the author for the writing of this book which sheds new light on the more intimate side of the Clevelands as a couple.The book provides a biography of Cleveland's life and political career along with quite a bit about his youngest son, Francis Grover Cleveland. The main drawback to the book is that there are no footnotes or indexes, making it much less useful for historians. Nonetheless, historians and history fans should enjoy the rare entries from PRIMARY SOURCES revealing the thoughts, and feelings of a 20 year old future First Lady being romanced by the President of the United States. I particularly enjoyed excerpts from Mrs. Cleveland's ledger during Spring Break, 1885 which she and her mother spent at the white House when she was 'unsure of Cleveland's intentions' before ultimately marrying in 1886. The author's style which includes vivid descriptions of objects, settings and individuals makes reading about Cleveland brisk, enjoyable, light fare. |
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Legacy of Honor by Naomi Getsoyan Topalian (Hardcover - November 16, 1995)
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