Perfect Union Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation

Name: Perfect Union Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation
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ISBN: 9780805083002

ISBN-10: 0805083006

ISBN-13: 9780805083002

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Authors: Catherine Allgor

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"Delightful and discerning . . . In this evocative study a remarkable woman, creator of the 'first lady' role, comes vividly to life."--"The New York Times" When the roar of the Revolution had finally died down, a new generation of politicians was summoned to the Potomac to assemble the nation's capital. Into that unsteady atmosphere--which would soon enough erupt into another conflict with Britain--Dolley Madison arrived, alongside her husband, James. Within a few years, she had mastered both the social and political intricacies of the city, and by her death in 1849 was the most celebrated person in Washington. And yet, to most Americans, she's best known for saving a portrait from the…

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List price: $17.99
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 2/20/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Catherine Allgor is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, Riverside.



A Note on Names


Prologue



Mrs. Madison Goes to Washington



Meeting Madison



Lady About Town



Social Work



The Merry Affair



Portrait of a Lady



Sex, Lies, and the Election of 1808



Lady Presidentess



Presiding Genius



"The Great Centre of Attraction"



Family Matters



The Republican Queen



Affairs to Remember



"Mr. Madison's War"



Potomac Phoenix



To Home and History



Legacies


Epilogue


Notes


Acknowledgments


Illustration Credits


Index