03226cam a2200337 4500 1200163409 TxAuBib 20240404120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780063273696 0063273691 B0CB4D4XHF Amazon 833a788e-94ae-43a9-8aca-d526d3a06c46 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9974832 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Huguley, Piper. American Daughters [Libby] : A Novel. HarperCollins, 2024. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1089kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. African American Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:<p><strong>In the vein of America's First Daughter, Piper Huguley's historical novel delves into the remarkable friendship of Portia Washington and Alice Roosevelt, the daughters of educator Booker T. Washington and President Teddy Roosevelt.</strong></p> <p>At the turn of the twentieth century, in a time of great change, two women—separated by societal status and culture but bound by their expected roles as the daughters of famed statesmen—forged a lifelong friendship.</p> <p>Portia Washington's father Booker T. Washington was formerly enslaved and spent his life championing the empowerment of Black Americans through his school, known popularly as Tuskegee Institute, as well as his political connections. Dedicated to her father's values, Portia contributed by teaching and performing spirituals and classical music. But a marriage to a controlling and jealous husband made fulfilling her dreams much more difficult.</p> <p>When Theodore Roosevelt assumed the presidency, his eldest daughter Alice Roosevelt joined him in the White House. To try to win her father's approval, she eagerly jumped in to help him succeed, but Alice's political savvy and nonconformist behavior alienated as well as intrigued his opponents and allies. When she married a congressman, she carved out her own agendas and continued espousing women's rights and progressive causes.</p> <p>Brought together in the wake of their fathers' friendship, these bright and fascinating women helped each other struggle through marriages, pregnancies, and political upheaval, supporting each other throughout their lives.</p> <p>A provocative historical novel and revealing portrait, Piper Huguley's American Daughters vividly brings to life two passionate and vital women who nurtured a friendship that transcended politics and race over a century ago.</p><br />. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-04-03 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=833a788e-94ae-43a9-8aca-d526d3a06c46&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=833a788e-94ae-43a9-8aca-d526d3a06c46&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=833a788e-94ae-43a9-8aca-d526d3a06c46&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)