A Slave in the White House: Paul Jennings and the Madisons
Elizabeth Dowling Taylor, Foreword by Annette Gordon-Reed,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Palgrave Macmillan on 02-19-2013
Elizabeth Dowling Taylor, Foreword by Annette Gordon-Reed,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Palgrave Macmillan on 02-19-2013
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780230341982 (0230341985)
Publish date: February 19th 2013
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
Cultural,
African American,
Politics,
American History,
19th Century,
Biography Memoir,
Presidents
A Slave in the White House is not another diatribe against the evils of slavery. It existed, it sucked, it divided the country, and it left lasting scars on entire generations past, present, and future. Rather, Elizabeth Dowling Taylor's focus is the extraordinary story of Paul Jennings, a man born ...
Long-time readers of my reviews know that I admire a well-researched book. "A Slave in the White House" is just such a book.Elizabeth Dowling Taylor's book about Paul Jennings, a man born into slavery on the James and Dolley Madison estate, brings the time period and historical personae to life thr...
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