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The Petticoat Affair: Manners, Mutiny, and Sex in Andrew Jackson's White House
John F. Marszalek
The Petticoat Affair: Manners, Mutiny, and Sex in Andrew Jackson's White House
John F. Marszalek
An investigation of the earliest political sex scandal in American history. During Andrew Jackson's first term in office, Margaret Eaton, the Secretary of State's wife, was branded a "loose woman". The book relates how this social controversy could so strongly influence the politics of the age.
312 pages, 22 halftones
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 30, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807126349 |
| Publishers | Louisiana State University Press |
| Pages | 312 |
| Dimensions | 238 × 157 × 17 mm · 466 g |
| Language | English |
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