Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

Jackie Kennedy was beautiful, sophisticated, and contemplating leaving her ambitious young senator husband while recovering from the birth of a stillborn child. So when she's offered a holiday on the luxurious yacht owned by billionaire Ari Onassis, she says yes. Maria Callas is at the height of her operatic career and widely considered to be the finest soprano in the world. And then she's introduced to Aristotle Onassis, the world's richest man and...

"Our American Friend is a propulsive Cold War era spy thriller crossed with a fictional biography of a First Lady. Spanning from the 1970s to the present day, traveling from Moscow and Paris to Washington and New York, Anna Pitoniak's novel is a gripping page-turner about power and complicity and how sometimes, the fate of the world is in the hands of the people you'd never expect"-- Tired of covering the grating dysfunction of Washington and the...

They've always been a great team. But now, President Frank Underwood and his wife Claire become even greater adversaries as their marriage stumbles and their ambitions are at odds.

In the midst of the presidential election, tensions mount in the White House as Frank and Claire continue to navigate their political careers and redefine their relationships, particularly with each other.

"The Cold War is back-but for some it never ended. Sarah Ridgeway is living the life she's always envisioned. She has a devoted husband, a loving daughter, and a comfortable home. The path to reach it, however, has not always been smooth. For twelve years her husband, Bryce, served in the Army, deployed to some of the world's worst trouble spots. After his service ended with a combat injury, the future had seemed precarious, but with Sarah's support...

Describes the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the hunt to track down John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices.

Abigail Adams, Pirate of the Caribbean, is a chapter book in the Time Twisters series by award-winning author Steve Sheinkin about what happens when a famous First Lady tires of life in the White House. Also check out Abraham Lincoln, Pro Wrestler! --amazon.com.

A biography focusing on the early years of the parson's daughter who became the wife of our second president.

A fictionalized biography of Dolley Madison, wife of the president, one of the most influential first ladies in history. In narrative form, interspersed with imagined diary entries, the novel describes life in Washington during the War of 1812. By the author of Venus Envy.