Title: James & Dolley Madison
Description: "Using newly uncovered troves of letters at the University of Virginia, Chadwick has been able to reconstruct the details of the Madisons' personal and political lives. Based on this archive, the author argues that our fourth president--the architect of the Constitution--owed much of his success to the political savvy of his wife. And Dolley, through her many social skills, created the dynamic role of First Lady that we know today"--
Subjects: Politics and government, Presidents, Biography, Presidents' spouses, Madison, james, 1751-1836, Madison, dolley, 1768-1849, Presidents, united states, Presidents' spouses, united states, United states, politics and government, 1789-1815, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
Places: United States
People: Dolley Madison (1768-1849), James Madison (1751-1836)
Time periods: 1809-1817, 1789-1815