Dolley Madison
Subtitle: the problem of national unity
By: Catherine Allgor
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780813347592; 9780813347608
Subjects: Politics and government; Presidents' spouses; Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A triumphal finish: the Madisons leave Washington; title: A perfect match: Dolley and James Madison; title: "More agreeable hours": the Secretary of State years; title: The merry affair: diplomatic disunity; title: "A perfect palace": Dolley creates "the White House"; title: "A place to see and be seen": the uses of the drawing room; title: The "Queen of Hearts": Dolley's public persona; title: "Mrs. Madison's War": Dolley's role in the War of 1812; title: Washington divided: Dolley's work for unity under fire; title: "A more perfect union": the Madison legacy.