A Perfect Union: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation

?Delightful and discerning . . . In this evocative study a remarkable woman, creator of the ?first lady? role, comes vividly to life.??The New York Times
When the roar of the Revolution had finally died down, a new generation of politicians was summoned to the Potomac to assemble the nation?s capital. Into that unsteady atmosphere?which would soon enough erupt into another conflict with Britain?Dolley Madison arrived, alongside her husband, James. Within a few years, she had mastered both the social and political intricacies of the city, and by her death in 1849 was the most celebrated person in Washington. And yet, to most Americans, she?s best known for saving a portrait from the burning White House.
Why did her contemporaries so admire a lady so little known today? In A Perfect Union, acclaimed historian Catherine Allgor reveals how Dolley manipulated the contstraints of her gender to construct an American democratic ruling style and to achieve her husband?s political goals. By emphasizing cooperation over coercion?building bridges instead of bunkers?she left us with not only an important story about our past but a model for a modern form of politics.

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-02-2009; loving history; I am relearnihg history at 65. Fascinating. I have just started this book but so far it is what I had hoped for.; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-25-2007; Great Look at an Early First Lady; I had read that Dolley Madison is probably one of the most interesting, lesser known first ladies in our nation's history. This book definitly prooves that. Although there are a few inaccurate facts surrounding the Yellow Fever...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-20-2007; A Perfect Union: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation; I am very pleased with the time of delivery and the condition of the book.Aleene Wilcox; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-09-2006; A FASCINATING LOOK INTO THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DOLLEY MADISON; I picked up a copy of A PERFECT UNION: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation, by Catherine Allgor as research material for a novel set during the War of 1812. I had already read The Velvet Glove: A Life of Dolley...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-02-2009; loving history; I am relearnihg history at 65. Fascinating. I have just started this book but so far it is what I had hoped for.; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-25-2007; Great Look at an Early First Lady; I had read that Dolley Madison is probably one of the most interesting, lesser known first ladies in our nation's history. This book definitly prooves that. Although there are a few inaccurate facts surrounding the Yellow Fever...; read full review | report as inappropriate