When Betty Boyd Caroli traveled to Italy on a Fulbright in 1970, she had a purpose: to find Italians who had journeyed to America to work between 1900 and 1914 and then returned to live in Italy. Sometimes she found clubs of "repatriates", sitting under American flags and pictures of JFK. Individuals told her their stories-why they left for "bread" but returned for "family". Caroli puts these workers in context, giving statistics from both countries and citing accounts written by their contemporaries, to help us understand the price paid by these "birds of passage".

The first study of the thirty-eight women who served as 'first ladies' draws on their own writings and other documents to relate their experiences and to trace the history of a still-evolving political and cultural institution

Examines the personal and public lives of five generations of Roosevelts, exploring the women's traditional roles as wives and mothers, as well as their roles as adventurers, authors, and campaigners

An exploration of the history and layout of the White House draws on hundreds of photographs and amusing anecdotes that capture presidential styles and idiosyncrasies that are often hidden from public view. (view table of contents)

Illuminating the evolution of the role of the President's wife over the centuries, more than two hundred photographs, plus intimate stories and anecdotes, bring each First Lady to life and show how her individual style impacted American culture.

Examines the motivations of immigrants from Ireland, Sweden, Asia, and other parts of the world who return to their homelands for political, cultural, economic, and other reasons