{"product_id":"2940000817452","title":"Harriet Lane, America's First Lady","description":"\u003cp\u003eShe was the niece of America's Bachelor President and his official hostess in   Lancaster, London and Washington.  Anyone who met her was instantly   enamored.  Queen Victoria bestowed upon her the title \"Honorary   Ambassadress.\"  The Washington press corps proclaimed her \"Our Democratic   Queen.\"  The Chippewa named her \"the Great Mother of the Indians.\"    And she was the first White House Hostess to be called \"First Lady.\"  Ships   were named for her.  Songs were written about her.  And women dressed   like her.  She was the most admired woman in the country and established a   style of entertaining never before seen in the White House.  She was the   first of her kind to be an advocate for social causes:  hospital and prison   reform and the plight of the American Indians.  And only she could get away   with beating the Prince of Wales at bowling!\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHer world was guided by tragedy, yet she lived every day to the   fullest.  She conducted herself with grace and dignity and dedicated her   life to the perpetuation of the memories of those dearest to her heart.    Although no monument has been dedicated in her memory, her legacy lives on in   Baltimore and Washington through a pediatric hospital, a school for boys, a   museum of art, and a monument to her beloved uncle. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNo Washington guest list was complete without her, as a society columnist   once wrote, \"There is no more elegant figure in the official and social   gatherings during the season than the niece of President James Buchanan.\"    More than twenty years after her death, she was named one of the most memorable   women in American History. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWith her beauty, charm, and generosity of spirit, America's First Lady will   always be Harriet Lane.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STARbooks Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067010400496,"sku":"2940000817452","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940000817452_p0.jpg?v=1763545711","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940000817452","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}