Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868, (Paperback)

from meacoleman

I love to listen to Cokie Roberts on NPR. This book is well-researched, just like her radio pieces. Unfortunately it reads like a string of radio pieces or a term paper. I wish it told a more engaging story, rather than threading together one woman's writing after another.

from nx74defiant

Starting before the Civil War it is the story of the women of Washington D.C. Their involvement in politics. Their competition with one another for position and power. Jealousy and gossip. The story of Kate Chase Sprague was new to me. She was extremely devoted to helping her father become Presid...

from Schmerguls

5322. Capital Dames The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868, by Cokie Roberts (read 6 Nov 2015) This is a well researched book about women prominent in Washington during the Civil War era. It holds one's interest well till the war is over and then I thought the narrative became of le...

from Judiex

I'll be the first to admit this review is much too long. (You should see how much I cut!) But CAPITAL DAMES offers so much interesting material that I wanted to provide a really tempting preview as an appetizer. There are countless books about the Civil War era. Most of them are very good and int...

from Judiex

I'll be the first to admit this review is much too long. (You should see how much I cut!) But CAPITAL DAMES offers so much interesting material that I wanted to provide a really tempting preview as an appetizer. There are countless books about the Civil War era. Most of them are very good and int...