A slave in the White House
Subtitle: Paul Jennings and the Madisons
By: Elizabeth Dowling Taylor
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Palgrave Macmillan Trade
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780230108936
Subjects: Relations with African Americans; African American abolitionists; Abolitionists; Slaves; White House (Washington, D.C.); Biography; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.