The First White House Library

Book Overview

Published in association with the Bibliographical Society of America and the National First Ladies' Library

Although many early U.S. presidents were avid readers and book collectors--George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, to name a few--they usually brought their own books to the White House and removed them at the end of their terms. It was not until 1850 that Millard and Abigail Fillmore established the first official White...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271037148
• ISBN13: 9780271037141
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"