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Book Review of Dolley

Dolley
Dolley
Author: Rita Mae Brown
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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A historical novel that portrays Dolley Madison, the wife of our fourth President, as a complex, yet down-to-earth, woman who hosted brilliant White House receptions, wore the latest French fashions, and saved Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington as she escaped from the beseiged capital during the War of 1812.