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Dolley_Madison__her_life_and_times

1) Dolley Madison, her life and times

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Pub. Date

[1970]

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viii, 184 p. illus., facsim., ports. 21 cm.

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A_perfect_union

2) A perfect union: Dolly Madison and the creation of the American nation

Author

Allgor, Catherine

Pub. Date

2006

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x, 493 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.

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3) Dolley Madison: her life, letters, and legacy

Author

Shulman, Holly Cowan

Pub. Date

2003

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IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2

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112 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.

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Surveys the life of First Lady Dolley Madison, wife of the fourth president, who was renowned as a hostess, a lady of fashion, and a heroine of the War of 1812.

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The_Madisons_at_Montpelier

4) The Madisons at Montpelier: reflections on the founding couple

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Ketcham, Ralph Louis

Pub. Date

2009

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xii, 200 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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A_long_way_from_home

5) A long way from home

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Briscoe, Connie

Pub. Date

c1999

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IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 18

Physical Desc

x, 348 p. ; 25 cm.

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The_burning_of_the_White_House

6) The burning of the White House: James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812

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Cook, Jane Hampton

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A book to challenge the status quo, spark a debate, and get people talking about the issues and questions we face as a country!

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Dolley_Madison_saves_George_Washington

7) Dolley Madison saves George Washington

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Pub. Date

2007

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IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1

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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.

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With the war getting closer to her home with each passing day, Dolley Madison fears that the time has come to move away, but refusing to let the English destroy her portrait of George Washington, she takes it with her and saves a piece of American history in the process.

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8) A slave in the White House: Paul Jennings and the Madisons

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Taylor, Elizabeth Dowling

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Chronicles the life of a former slave to James and Dolley Madison, tracing his early years on their plantation, his service in the White House household staff and post-emancipation achievements as a memoirist.

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9) Patriot hearts: : a novel of the founding mothers

Author

Hambly, Barbara

Pub. Date

2007

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430 p. ; 25 cm.

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