Description: "A delightful collection of love letters by American presidents to their wives--and lovers--revealing an intimate and deeply personal side of our leaders. All the letters show the writer at his most vulnerable. We see letters of sorrow written about the death of a child or during a time of separation while the president was away on the battlefield. This beautiful book is a captivating collection of love stories revealing a human side of the men we still honor today."--]cProvided by publisher.
Brief description: Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler have written many award-winning books for adults and young adults. Their young adult mystery set in medieval Japan won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Their ten-book series on American ethnic groups, published by Oxford University Press, received many favorable reviews from such publications as The New York Times and the Miami Herald. The Hooblers' other books for adults include The Monsters, which tells the story of Mary Shelley and the four people who helped inspire her classic novel Frankenstein; and The Crimes of Paris, a collection of famous French crimes that was excerpted in Vanity Fair. Dorothy has a master's degree in American history from New York University.
Review Quotes: "A lovely book, stuffed with romantic details...and many revelations...a helpful reminder that historical figures are also human beings: petty, sappy and flawed." -- The New York Times Book Review
"A Valentine's Day-worthy compilation." -- The Wall Street Journal "For the romance reader who also likes history, or the history lover who wants a hint of spice, here's your book. You'll love every letter of it." -- Eagle Times "By tradition, presidents are expected to have fewer amorous distractions than the rest of us. But this high-spirited and richly sourced chronicle of White House heat--erudite yet irresistibly readable--peels back the curtains of the Residence, while ripping open surprisingly adult items in the Oval Office outbox, to reveal that the grand and glorious People's House where Lincoln walks at night has always been and still remains home to people no less real, adoring, infatuated, or just plain whipped after a day at the office, than you or I." -- David Michaelis, New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor "Like looking through a peephole into the Oval Office! A delightful book for a quick glimpse into a secret history." --Tara Deal, novelist and poet "You will blush, you will laugh, and you will swoon knowing that love and passion existed amongst the history makers of this country." -- Lydia Kang, author of A Beautiful Poison