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A Slave in the White House: Paul Jennings and the Madisons
A Slave in the White House Paul Jennings and the Madisons
Author: Elizabeth Dowling Taylor
Paul Jennings was born into slavery on the plantation of James and Dolley Madison in Virginia. As a young boy, he was part of the Madison household staff at the White House. Toward the end of the Madisons' time there, he helped rescue the portrait of George Washington before the British burned down the White House. Later, he became Mr. Madison's...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780230108936
ISBN-10: 0230108938
Publication Date: 1/3/2012
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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A good life story of Paul Jennings. His autobiography was included. His story is a fasinating of many fanous persons in American history. Unfortunatly the author has to link Jennings to Obama. I cannot fathom why authors feel the need to do this.
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