The Queen of America: Mary Cutts's Life of Dolley Madison Tapa dura - 2012

University of Virginia Press, 2012. First edition. Hardcover. As New/near fine. Light rubbing to the mylar covered dust jacket else as new. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.

University of Virginia Press, 2012. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Rare signed and inscribed first edition, first printing hardcover, which is in fine condition. Please see photos for condition. Seller will carefully wrap book in bubble wrap, box it, and ship it with tracking.
For biographers and fans of Dolley Payne Todd Madison, Mary Cutts's memoir of her famous aunt has been indispensable. Because Madison left behind no account of her life, the common assumption has been that Cutts's account is the closest we have to Madison's autobiographical voice.
With this new, annotated transcription of both drafts of the memoir, The Queen of America offers scholars and general readers the first modern and contextualized version of this crucial piece of Founding-era biography. An opening essay by the acclaimed Dolley Madison biographer Catherine Allgor presents the memoir not only as a source for information on Madison herself, but also as a prime example of a nineteenth-century woman, Mary Cutts, making a bid for historical significance. Essays by Holly Shulman, editor of… Leer más

Univ of Virginia Pr, 2012. Hardcover. New. annotated edition edition. 240 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.

University of Virginia Press. Hardcover. New. 9x6x0.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.