James Madison


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Utilizing the vast amount of source material made available in the last 30 years, Professor Ketcham has captured the essential man in his times and in doing so has made him understandable for us in our own day. --Los Angeles Times







Mr. and Mrs. Madison's War


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Addresses key debates surrounding the War of 1812 while offering insight into the fourth President's decision to wage the war in spite of his political adversaries' unanimous objections, explaining that the war established a young United States's absolute independence from Britain.




Life and Letters of Dolly Madison


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Dolley Madison has been known under different names: Dolly, Dolley, Dorothy and Dorothea. Some of her biographers insisted that her given name was Dorothea, others wrote that it was really Dorothy - although generally in their book titles they bowed to the convention of Dolly. Source: http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/madison/overview/name.html.




Catalog of Copyright Entries


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Dolley Madison


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Surveys the life of First Lady Dolley Madison, wife of the fourth president, who was renowned as a hostess, a lady of fashion, and a heroine of the War of 1812.




American Treasures


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The dramatic, never-before-told stories behind the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address: America's crown jewels that define its commitment to freedom.