The Selected Letters of Dolley Payne Madison

by David B. Mattern, Dolley Madison, Holly C. Shulman

Book Overview

From modest Quaker beginnings as the child of financially insecure parents and the wife of a stolid young lawyer to the excitement and challenges of life as the nation's first First Lady--arguably the most influential role in the American government's formative years--Dolley Payne Todd Madison (1768-1849) led an extraordinary life. David B. Mattern and Holly C. Shulman have culled a particularly rich selection of her letters to illuminate the story...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081392152X
• ISBN13: 9780813921525
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.7"