Emily Donelson of Tennessee
By: Pauline Wilcox Burke ; edited by Jonathan M. Atkins.
Contributors: Atkins, Jonathan M., 1960-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Knoxville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
Subjects: Donelson, Emily Tennessee, 1807-1836.; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 -- Friends and associates.; White House (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- 19th century.; Presidents -- United States -- Family relationships.; Presidents -- United States -- Staff -- Biography.; Upper class women -- Washington (D.C.) -- Biography.; Entertaining -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century.; Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "The youngest daughter of one of the founding patriarchs of middle Tennessee and the niece of Andrew Jackson, Emily Tennessee Donelson seemed destined for the life of a southern plantation mistress. At seventeen, she married her first cousin Andrew J. Donelson, the namesake and ward of General Jackson. Four years later, however, her life changed dramatically as she and her husband traveled to Washington to serve her uncle in the White House.

Andrew Donelson became the president's private secretary, and Emily assumed the role of White House hostess, filling a void left by the death of Jackson's beloved wife, Rachel, shortly after the election.".

"Emily Donelson of Tennessee provides a fascinating chronicle of the social and political culture of Jacksonian America. Politicians and events in both Washington and Tennessee come alive in this book in large part because Pauline Burke's unique position as a descendent of the Donelson family enabled her to draw on a rich trove of oral history, letters, and journals.".

"Originally published in two volumes in 1941, this new, abridged edition of Emily Donelson of Tennessee is an engaging account of a woman who embraced traditional nineteenth-century gender roles. Additionally, the book highlights the author's own responses to the changing position of women in society."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-345) and index.
One-volume condensation of the two-volume edition published in 1941 by Garrett and Massie, Richmond, Virginia.