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Schwartz, Marie Jenkins

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Summary: Behind every great man stands a great woman. And behind that great woman stands a slave. Or so it was in the households of the Founding Fathers from Virginia where slaves worked and suffered throughout the domestic environments of the era, from Mount Vernon, Monticello, and Montpelier to the nation's capital. American icons like Martha Washington, Martha Jefferson, and Dolley Madison were all...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.4 SCH

Abrams, Jeanne E.

Summary: How the three inaugural First Ladies defined the role for future generations, and carved a space for women in AmericaAmerica's first First Ladies--Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, and Dolley Madison--had the challenging task of playing a pivotal role in defining the nature of the American presidency to a fledgling nation and to the world. In First Ladies of the Republic, Jeanne Abrams breaks...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2018

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 ARB

Allgor, Catherine

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt & Co. 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MADISON, DOLLEY Allgor

Brown, Rita Mae.

Summary: A fictionalized biography of Dolley Madison, wife of the president, one of the most influential first ladies in history. In narrative form, interspersed with imagined diary entries, the novel describes life in Washington during the War of 1812. By the author of Venus Envy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam 1994

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BRO

Chadwick, Bruce.

Summary: "A revealing new portrait of James and Dolley Madison, America's first political power couple. In this comprehensive biography of James and Dolley Madison, historian Bruce Chadwick introduces the reader to "America's first power couple." Using newly uncovered troves of letters at the University of Virginia, Chadwick has been able to reconstruct the details of the Madisons' personal and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MADISON, JAMES & DOLLEY CHA

Brown, Don.

Summary: Dolley was a farm girl who became a fine first lady when she married James Madison. She wore beautiful dresses, decorated her home, and threw lavish parties. Everyone talked about Dolley, and everyone loved her, too. Then war arrived at her doorstep, and Dolley had to meet challenges greater than she'd ever known. So Dolley did one thing she thought might make a difference: she saved George...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2007

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB Madison Brown

Howard, Hugh

Summary: In this powerful new work, drawing on countless primary sources, acclaimed historian Hugh Howard presents a gripping account of the War of 1812 as James and Dolley Madison experienced it.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Press 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MADISON, JAMES & DOLLEY HOW

Côté, Richard N.

Contents: The Payne family -- The Madison family -- In harm's way -- A child among friends -- The flower of youth -- Love, marriage, and yellow fever -- In second blush -- Mrs. Madison's debut -- Within a squirrel's jump of heaven -- The Washington quadrille -- Our hearts understand each other -- The presidentress -- From hostess to heroine -- Adam and Eve in paradise -- Days of grace and honor.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Corinthian Books 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAD

Hambly, Barbara.

Summary: The triumphs and turmoil of early America are revealed through fictional portraits of four women--Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Sally Hemings, and Dolley Madison--who played key roles during four presidential administrations.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2007

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HAM

Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010

Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HIS

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