{"product_id":"founding-mothers-the-women-who-raised-our-nation","title":"Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation by Cokie Roberts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLegendary journalist Cokie Roberts' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eFounding Mothers, \u003c\/i\u003eis an intimate and illuminating look at the fervently patriotic and passionate women whose tireless pursuits on behalf of their families--and their country--proved just as crucial to the forging of a new nation as the rebellion that established it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile much has been written about the men who signed the Declaration of Independence, battled the British, and framed the Constitution, the wives, mothers, sisters and daughters they left behind have been little noticed by history. The late #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Cokie Roberts brings us the untold stories of women who fought the Revolution as valiantly as the men, often defending their very doorsteps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon personal correspondence, private journals, and even favored recipes, Roberts reveals the often surprising stories of these fascinating women in the American Revolution, bringing to life the everyday trials and extraordinary triumphs of individuals like Abigail Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Deborah Read Franklin, Eliza Pinckney, Catherine Littlefield Green, Esther DeBerdt Reed, and Martha Washington--proving that without our exemplary women, the new country might have never survived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis essential work of American history reveals the stories of the women who built a nation from the ground up:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWomen's History: \u003c\/b\u003e Go beyond the men who signed the Declaration and meet the wives, mothers, and sisters whose contributions were crucial to the forging of a new nation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePrimary Source History: \u003c\/b\u003e Drawn from private journals, personal letters, and even family recipes, this narrative brings the everyday trials and triumphs of colonial women to vivid life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRevolutionary War Heroines: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover the patriotism of women like Abigail Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, and Martha Washington, who defended their homes and influenced policy while the men were at war.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eColonial America: \u003c\/b\u003e Explore the domestic sphere of the 18th century and see how women managed households, plantations, and businesses, proving essential to the survival of the new country.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Roberts' style is delightfully intimate and confiding...Roberts also has an ear for juicy quotes...In addition to telling wonderful stories, Roberts also presents a very readable, servicable account of politics--male and female--in early America. If only our standard history textbooks were written with such flair!\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Roberts offers a much-needed look at the unheralded sacrifices and heroism of colonial women.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Roberts] creates a strong... case that without the patriotism of women on the home front, the Colonies would have lost the Revolutionary War... Founding Mothers is a series of entertaining mini-biographies and engaging vignettes.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Roberts has uncovered hundreds of personal anecdotes and woven them together in a single, suspenseful narrative with great skill.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An impressively researched work.... Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation offers a lesson in a history that few of us would recognize.... Roberts succeeds in presenting something entirely new on a topic seemingly otherwise exhausted.... Founding Mothers is a welcome addition to American Revolution biography, which is saturated by the lives of the Founding Fathers. It fills in blanks and adds substance, detail and dimension to what until now has seemed a strangely distant and utterly masculine mythology.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCokie Roberts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas a political commentator for ABC News and NPR. She won countless awards and in 2008 was named a \"Living Legend\" by the Library of Congress. She was the author of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestsellers\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Are Our Mothers' Daughters, Founding Mothers, Ladies of Liberty,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand, with her husband, the journalist Steven V. Roberts,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom This Day Forward\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur Haggadah\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45549864681658,"sku":"9780060090265","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_57c3426d-99f6-418b-b64f-9450c2f5b6d1.jpg?v=1769771008","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/founding-mothers-the-women-who-raised-our-nation","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}