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Author
Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury/Walker
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Dolley Madison had a strong will and unique personality that made her one of the most memorable First Ladies. From hosting parties for Washington D.C.'s social and political elite to saving a portrait of George Washington before the British burned down the White House in the War of 1812, Dolley did it all!"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Time spies volume 10
Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
With the aid of their magical spyglass, Mattie, Alex, and Sophie Chapman travel to Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812 to help Dolley Madison.
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Known as the Father of the Constitution, James Madison served two terms as the fourth president, from 1809 until 1817. Determined that all Americans be treated fairly, he devised our three branches of government and drafted the Bill of Rights. When the British set fire to Washington D.C. in 1814, his wife Dolley saved one of our country's greatest treasures, a portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart which now hangs in the Smithsonian Institution,...
Author
Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Many people know the story of Dolley Madison, one of the first First Ladies to live in the White House, and how she saved the famous painting of George Washington as the British attacked and burned Washington, D. C. But few know what happened next. With the U.S. soldiers in retreat and Dolley fleeing, what drove the British soldiers out of the city they were intent on destroying? Was it really a tornado? Or was it something else?
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