Download Memoirs and Letters of Dolly Madison: Wife of James Madison, President of the United States (Edited by Her Grand-Niece) AudioBook Free
Dolly Madison is one of the most intriguing women, indeed, one of the most intriguing people of either gender in American history. From the peaceful rectitude of her Quaker upbringing, through the startlingly abrupt love of her marriage to James Madison, to her climb to a position of prominence and influence that created the role of the First Girl even as we still know it today, through the tumult and chaos of the Conflict of 1812, to the melancholy of her previous years, marked by the bitterly disappointing job of her beloved son, her elegance, personality, intellect and understanding into people made her a captivating and, in her gracious and soothing way, formidable shape on the national scene. Her grand-niece, Lucia B. Cutts, knew, loved and well known Dolly Madison, and provides us with a uncovering and incredibly personal family portrait of her from her own impressions, memories of participants of her family and people near Madison, and through Dolly Madison's own words, given in good choices from her characters and other writings. While professional historians have objected to the bias introduced by Cutts' affection for Madison, less judgmental readers find much to take pleasure from in the personal friendliness, love and respect Cutts brought to her work. Enjoy!
