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Though some might expect the granddaughter of a prolific and distinguished political commentator to be an american history whiz, roberts was actually. Robert s book deals with the wives, sisters and mothers of the founding fathers. Founding mothers the women who raised our nation book. Cokie robertss number one new york times bestseller, we are our. This documentary fulfills several guidelines as outlined. Cokie roberts book presents a fascinating perspective of the women before and during the american revolution. The women who raised our nation cokie roberts often gets her facts slightly askew. Cokie roberts is a political analyst for abc news and npr. There is a great big back story to the hagiographic literature about the socalled founding fathers. The women who shaped our nation at the 2017 library of congress national book festival in washington, d. Great to be here with our good friend, cokie roberts. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading founding mothers. This book was just what was needed to pull me out of a reading slump. She was the author of the new york times bestsellers we are our mothers daughters, founding mothers, ladies of liberty, and, with her husband, the journalist steven v.
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