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A biographical novel about Dolley Madison, the charismatic First Lady who, in the War of 1812, rescued a portrait of George Washington from the walls of a White House that was being burned by the British
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Dorothy Clarke Wilson (1904-2003) was a prolific and popular author of numerous literary works, including books, plays and essays and she was also a well-known lecturer. Ms. Wilson primarily focused on biographical, religious and historical fiction topics. Her body of work, as relevant today as ever, has appealed to generations of American readers and has been translated into more than 50 languages. Collectively, her writings have spawned hundreds of publications resulting in thousands of library holdings.
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A "biographical novel" or "fictionalized biography" stands astride two distinct if not opposed genres and is likely to slump somewhere between. This one, by the prolific author of some 25 history-based novels, portrays postRevolutionary America in a pedestrian, reportorial style that gives it factual accuracy and smothers it in exhaustive detail but does nothing to provide the breath of life. President James Madison's regal lady Dolley is portrayed as a bustling, tireless whirlwind and sustaining force. We are told rather than convinced, that she is a charmer, an infinitely accomplished hostess and peacemaker. Stouthearted through the War of 1812, Dolley saves Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington from the burning White House, courageously enduring the crises and ordeals of the infant nation. While hardly a standout, the book is well timed in anticipation of next year's Constitution bicentennial celebration. Reader's Digest Condensed Books selection.
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- PublisherDoubleday
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0385197624
- ISBN 13 9780385197625
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages373
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