{"product_id":"founding-mothers-the-women-who-raised-our-nation-9780060090265","title":"Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLegendary journalist Cokie Roberts' \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, \u003cem\u003eFounding Mothers, \u003c\/em\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Cokie Roberts brings us women who fought the Revolution as valiantly as the men, often defending their very doorsteps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon personal correspondence, private journals, and even favored recipes, Roberts reveals the often surprising stories of these fascinating women, 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoberts, Cokie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCokie Roberts\u003c\/strong\u003e was 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 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers \u003cem\u003eWe Are Our Mothers' Daughters, Founding Mothers, Ladies of Liberty, \u003c\/em\u003e and, with her husband, the journalist Steven V. Roberts, \u003cem\u003eFrom This Day Forward\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOur Haggadah\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645343994130,"sku":"9780060090265","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d345d256-e9e8-499a-b825-cf70c828eb9b.jpg?v=1733149696","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/founding-mothers-the-women-who-raised-our-nation-9780060090265","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}