A Slave in the White House: Paul Jennings and the Madisons
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781611748598 (1611748593)
Publish date: April 10th 2012
Publisher: HighBridge Company
Minutes: 645
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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