SHANNON McKENNA SCHMIDT
Writer & Traveler
THE FIRST LADY OF WORLD WAR II:
Eleanor Roosevelt's Daring Journey to the
Frontlines and Back
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"This action-packed and suspenseful wartime drama vividly captures the selfless grit and tenderness of Eleanor Roosevelt’s battle-zone leadership." —David Michaelis, author of ELEANOR
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In August 1943, Eleanor Roosevelt journeyed to the Pacific Theater, where the United States was at war with Japan. A goodwill tour, diplomatic mission, and fact-finding foray, the 25,000-mile trip was further, longer, and more dangerous than any previously undertaken by the well-traveled First Lady.
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The First Lady of World War II follows Eleanor on this daring trek, taken under arduous conditions in a theater of war that sprawled over vast ocean distances. The trip, which demonstrated how dramatically she had transformed the role of First Lady, still stands —in the words of a reporter at the time—as "the most remarkable journey any president’s wife has ever made."
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Hardcover • 288 pages • $26.99 U.S. • 978-1-7282-5661-0
Includes a 16-page photo insert • Sourcebooks
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Audiobook • 11 hours 45 minutes • $19.99 U.S. • 978-1-7050-8601-8 • Recorded Books • Includes an archived recording of Eleanor Roosevelt's address to women in Wellington, NZ, on August 29, 1943
Queries about The First Lady of World War II? Please email mckenna.shannon@gmail.com.
NOVEL DESTINATIONS:
A Travel Guide to Literary Landmarks from Jane Austen's Bath to Ernest Hemingway's Key West, 2nd ed.
Novel Destinations invites readers to follow in the footsteps of much-loved authors, discover the scenes that sparked their imaginations, glimpse the lives they led, and share a bit of the experiences they transformed so eloquently into print. If you're looking to indulge in literary adventure, you'll find all the inspiration and information you need here.
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"A fun read whether for armchair travelers or actual literary pilgrims."
—Chicago Tribune
WRITERS BETWEEN THE COVERS:
The Scandalous Romantic Lives of Legendary Literary Casanovas, Coquettes, and Cads
Classic writers were far from solitary creative geniuses holed up with only their ink-stained manuscripts to keep them company. From Robert Louis Stevenson's globetrotting romance to Agatha Christie's reinvention after a devastating divorce, Writers Between the Covers reveals literary history's most captivating loves, lusts, and longings.
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"A compulsively readable, juicy assemblage of scandalous true-life tales that sheds light on some of the great works of literature, and the behavior that inspired it." —Bronwyn Miller, Bookreporter.com