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Barbara hamblys intimate and touching portrait of this first lady provides us with a mirror of america in a period of cataclysmic change. As a girl growing up in kentucky, she lived a sheltered, privileged life filled with picnics and plantation balls. Vivacious, impulsive, and intoxicated by politics, she is a todd of lexington, an. Barbara would grow up in montclair, california with her older sister mary ann and her younger brother edward everett junior. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Vivacious, impulsive, and intoxicated by politics, she is a todd of lexington, an aristocratic family whose ancestors defeated the british. Barbara earned her masters degree in medival history from the university of california at riverside.
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