{"product_id":"the-velvet-glove-noel-b-gerson-9781800554672","title":"The Velvet Glove: A Life of Dolley Madison","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn engrossing biography of one of America's most remarkable First Ladies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill appeal to readers of Ron Chernow, John Thomas Flexner and David McCullough.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst Lady Dolley Madison, wife of America's fourth President, was renowned as an accomplished hostess, a lady of fashion, and a heroine of the War of 1812. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn into Virginia Quaker gentry, Dolley became a social leader overnight following her marriage to Founding Father James Madison. Charming and personable, her admirers were many, including Benjamin Franklin, the Marquis de Lafayette, and John Quincy Adams, who declared her to be \"the most beautiful lady in America\". \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDolley acted as the official hostess during the eight-year administration of widower President Thomas Jefferson, whom her husband served as Secretary of State, and was then First Lady in her own right for another eight years when her husband became President in 1809. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRenowned for her culinary triumphs and innovative fashion sense, she demonstrated a talent for hospitality which contributed to her husband's popularity as President. Yet it was her spirit of independence that was the real secret of her success. When British troops marched on Washington City in 1812, she risked her life to save some of the country's most valuable treasures from the White House. Her contemporaries saluted her courage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoel B. Gerson's \u003ci\u003eThe Velvet Glove\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edraws upon Dolley's letters to illuminate the story of a prominent American woman who \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enot only shaped her own role as First Lady but who set a precedent for all who followed her.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noel B. Gerson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800554672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800554672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Noel B. Gerson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437076492543,"sku":"9781800554672","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fdc6753f-5ea5-4b5c-8fe7-771ecf5f958c.jpg?v=1777159699","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-velvet-glove-noel-b-gerson-9781800554672","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}