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Hissing cousins :

by Peyser, Marc N.
Additional authors: Dwyer, Timothy, -- 1965- -- co-author
Edition statement:First edition. Published by : Nan A. Talese (New York) Physical details: 332 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm ISBN:9780385536011 (hbk.); 0385536011 (hbk.). ISSN:978038553 Year: 2015
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900 - 999 973.9170922 Pey (Browse shelf) Available 102263

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Orphans -- Home abroad -- Domestic affairs -- Other women -- The break begins -- The singing teapot -- New roles -- In the arena -- Clouds of war -- Cold peace -- Monuments.

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"--Dust jacket flap.

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