madison, dolley

Describes the significant contribution Dolley Madison made to the United States when she saved a picture of George Washington.

When the British attacked America in 1814 and stalked Washington D.C. nearly everyone left but Dolley Madison, who remained to rescue George Washington's famous portrait from the British soldiers who would have destroyed it. Years later when the war was over, the painting was brought back to the White House where it remains on display today in good condition.

Many people know the story of Dolley Madison, one of the first First Ladies to live in the White House, and how she saved the famous painting of George Washington as the British attacked and burned Washington, D. C. But few know what happened next. With the U.S. soldiers in retreat and Dolley fleeing, what drove the British soldiers out of the city they were intent on destroying? Was it really a tornado? Or was it something else?.

"It's unimaginable today, even for a generation that saw the Twin Towers fall and the Pentagon attacked. It's unimaginable because in 1814 enemies didn't fly overhead, they marched through the streets; and for 26 hours in August, the British enemy marched through Washington, D.C. and set fire to government buildings, including the U.S. Capitol and the White House. Relying on first-hand accounts, historian Jane Hampton Cook weaves together several different narratives to create a...multidimensional account of the burning of Washington"--OCLC.

Text and illustrations introduce young readers to the life of Dolley Madison, the first woman to be called First Lady.

Presents an account of the War of 1812 as President James Madison and his wife, Dolley Madison, experienced it.

As wife of the fourth U.S. president, Dolley Madison did "more than just about anyone to establish Washington, DC, as a real capital city, equal to the capitals in Europe.".

A biography of Paul Jennings, slave of President James Madison and African American abolitionists, discussing his life as slave in the White House and on Madison's plantation, what life was like for African American's in early Washington D.C., and his work as a abolitionist.

An illustrated biography of Dolley Madison, wife of James Madison the fourth president of the United States. Dolley is known for her influence socially and politically and for saving the portrait of George Washington before the British burned the White House in the War of 1812.

"Dolley Madison had a strong will and unique personality that made her one of the most memorable First Ladies. From hosting parties for Washington D.C.'s social and political elite to saving a portrait of George Washington before the British burned down the White House in the War of 1812, Dolley did it all!"--.