James and Dolley Madison
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James and Dolley Madison

America's First Power Couple

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eBook - ePub

James and Dolley Madison

America's First Power Couple

About this book

This revealing new portrait of James and Dolley Madison introduces the reader to America's first power couple. Using recently uncovered troves of letters at the University of Virginia, among other sources, historian Bruce Chadwickhas been able to reconstruct the details of the Madisons' personal and political lives. Chadwick argues that Madison was not a boring, average president, as other historians have characterized him, but a vibrant, tough leader-and a very successful commander in chief in the War of 1812. He contends that Madison, the architect of the Constitution, owed much of his success to the political savvy of his charismatic, much younger wife, whose parties and backdoor politicking make for remarkable stories. And Dolley, through her many social skills, created the dynamic role of First Lady that we know today. Despite their glamorous lifestyle, behind the scenes, the Madisons struggled with family drama: James and Dolley's constant funding of their charming but sociopathic son's misadventures ultimately led to their own financial ruin. Blending the personal and the political, this is a fascinating profile of a couple whose life together contributed so much to the future course of our nation.

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Information

Publisher
Prometheus
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781616148362
Topic
History
Subtopic
Historical Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication Page
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Author's Note
  8. Chapter 1. Saving George Washington in a City on Fire
  9. Chapter 2. Opposites Attract: The Unlikely Meeting of James Madison and Dolley Todd
  10. Chapter 3. The Happy Groom Retires from Public Life
  11. Chapter 4. Return to Montpelier, 1796
  12. Chapter 5. Montpelier to Washington, DC: The Making of a Public Man
  13. Chapter 6. A New World: The Madisons Arrive in Washington
  14. Chapter 7. The Madisons as Social Lions
  15. Chapter 8. The Louisiana Purchase: America Becomes a Giant
  16. Chapter 9. The Veteran Secretary of State
  17. Chapter 10. The Battles with Britain
  18. Chapter 11. Mister President
  19. Chapter 12. A New Administration and a New Couple
  20. Chapter 13. The Never-Ending Dispute with Great Britain
  21. Chapter 14. The Ever-Changing America
  22. Chapter 15. War Looms Everywhere over America
  23. Chapter 16. The First Days of the War of 1812
  24. Chapter 17. The War Years: Dolley
  25. Chapter 18. The Early Years of the War
  26. Chapter 19. War: Land and Sea
  27. Chapter 20. The Montpelier of the President: The Summer White House
  28. Chapter 21. Into the War's Stretch
  29. Chapter 22. Home to Montpelier: Retirement
  30. Chapter 23. A New Life amid the Forests
  31. Chapter 24. Payne Todd: “The Serpent in the Garden of Eden”
  32. Chapter 25. The Madisons: Slavery and Stormy Years
  33. Chapter 26. Dolley: Triumph, Tragedy, and History
  34. Photo Insert
  35. Notes
  36. Select Bibliography
  37. Index
  38. About the Author
  39. Back Cover