| Description |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
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age Children |
| Summary |
Dolley was a farm girl who became a fine first lady when she married James Madison. She wore beautiful dresses, decorated her home, and threw lavish parties. Everyone talked about Dolley, and everyone loved her, too. Then war arrived at her doorstep, and Dolley had to meet challenges greater than she'd ever known. So Dolley did one thing she thought might make a difference: she saved George Washington. Not the man himself, but a portrait of him, which would surely have been destroyed by English soldiers. Don Brown once again deftly tells a little known story about a woman who made a significant contribution to American history. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo. |
| Subject |
Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849 -- Juvenile literature.
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Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849. |
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Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Portraits -- Juvenile literature.
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Washington, George, 1732-1799. |
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Portraits. |
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Capture of Washington by the British (Washington, D.C. : 1814) |
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Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Presidents' spouses. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Capture by the British, 1814 -- Juvenile literature.
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Washington (D.C.) |
| Chronological Term |
1814 |
| Genre/Form |
Picture books.
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Picture books.
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History.
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Juvenile works.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780618411993 (hardcover) |
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0618411992 (hardcover) |
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9780544582446 (paperback) |
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0544582446 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
9780618411993 51600 |
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