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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 450 pages
  • Publisher: Prometheus Books (February 4, 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1616148357
  • ISBN-13: 978-1616148355
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #237,024 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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“Another entry in the always-fascinating stories of Dolley and James Madison, showing the broad influence they had on American history. . . . An enjoyable, gossipy book exploring the birth and the rebirth of the nation.”
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“We Americans thrive on the lessons of our past, and Chadwick brilliantly breathes life into two of our greatest icons, James and Dolley Madison. [This] is vital reading for anyone interested in the social and political landscapes of America’s first power couple.”
—Kat Imhoff, president and chief executive officer, James Madison’s Montpelier  
 
“This book is the liveliest account we have of the shared life of James and Dolley Madison. . . . Chadwick’s sharp eye for the telling detail, and the emotions that might go along with the tumultuous events they lived through, provide an intimate and exciting joint biography. . . . A highly readable account of the public life of the early republic.”
—Ralph Ketcham, Maxwell Professor Emeritus of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University 
 
“Chadwick is one of those rare historians who remember that good history is good storytelling. His James and Dolley Madison makes these figures come alive on the page—the gallant and resourceful Dolley fully as much as the distinguished president. This is a great read.”
—Michael Aaron Rockland, professor of American studies, Rutgers University, author of Navy Crazy

About the Author

Bruce Chadwick (Jersey City, NJ) is the author of twenty-eight books, most recently Lincoln for President and I Am Murdered. He is professor of history and journalism at New Jersey City University and a part-time lecturer in American Studies at Rutgers University.

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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful By C. Nisaragi on February 16, 2014
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This is a fascinating story, and I believe it was originally well written. But the "typos" that show up on the Kindle version... alas! "Passion outweighed the voice of treason"--surely they meant "reason"? Regardless, this was an exciting era. It is fun to read about the days when DC was still a tiny--and relatively untainted--village and the US was just beginning to find its place in the world. Maybe typos are a small price to pay for a very good story.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful By Daphne on March 25, 2014
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The story was very good. The author had a way of repeating himself on
some things, making the book longer and at times boring. Also, the
typos were astonishing in their number. The most I've ever seen in
a book. Did anyone edit this book????
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If it said once it said a hundred times that Dolly was the queen of giving parties in DC and Virginia. I got it after the first time.
It was also interesting that it said that Dolly relied on slave labor after Madison died instead of free labor. It essentially bankrupted her. And made no sense since she hated slavery when she married Madison. Interesting question. Was she just trying to fit in with her neighbors?

Basically it was interesting and learned new things about Madison.
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By avidreader on March 13, 2014
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As there would have been no John Adams without Abigail.
There would have been no President James Madison without Dolley.
She saved the painting of Washington when the British burned Washington during the War of 1812 but before that she saved the career of James Madison or maybe we should say she created his career path.
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