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4 de nov. de 2001 · Emily Donelson of Tennessee provides a fascinating chronicle of the social and political culture of Jacksonian America. Politicians and events in both Washington and Tennessee come alive in this book—in large part because Pauline Burke’s unique position as a descendant of the Donelson family enabled her to draw on a rich trove of oral history, letters, and journals.
The spirit of Dolley Madison is everywhere in the blocks surrounding the White House. She lived at 1333 F Street, in the White House, in the Octagon House, and in a former row house in the 2000 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. But nowhere in Washington do visitors better imagine Dolley than at her residence across from Saint John’s Church.
Emily Donelson of Tennessee provides a fascinating chronicle of the social and political culture of Jacksonian America. Politicians and events in both Washington and Tennessee come alive in this book--in large part because Pauline Burke's unique position as a descendant of the Donelson family enabled her to draw on a rich trove of oral history, letters, and journals.
Emily Donelson received a place in American history, when she assumed the duties of First Lady, after the death of her aunt, Rachel Jackson. Rachel Jackson, as the wife of the 7th President of the United States Andrew Jackson, should have served as the nation's First Lady, except she died between her husband's election and his March 4, 1829 inauguration.
Widower Andrew Jackson asked his niece, Emily Donelson, to serve as White House hostess. Born in Tennessee on June 1, 1807, Emily Donelson was the daughter of John and Mary Donelson.1 She...
Emily Tennessee Donelson (Donelson, Nashville, 1 juni 1807 – Nashville, 19 december 1836) was een nicht van Rachel Donelson Jackson, de overleden vrouw van de Amerikaanse president Andrew Jackson. Tussen 1829 en 1836 fungeerde zij als first lady van de Verenigde Staten.
Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson was married to Andrew Jackson. When she died before his inauguration as President in 1829, the duties of First Lady fell to her niece, Emily Donelson.
