Catherine Allgor
Autor von A Perfect Union: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation
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Catherine Allgor is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of California, Riverside.
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I enjoyed learning about Dolley and the influence she had on the 'office' of first lady. It was interesting to see that politics has not changed much in 200 years, with partisanship being just as extreme in the early 1800s. It was also interested to read about Dolley's relationship with her wayward son. However, this was a difficult book to read. While the author was very knowledgeable and had obviously done her research, she did not know how to write for a lay person. There was a little too much detail for anyone other than a professional historian and maybe even for them. (Do we really need to know how many sheets of TP James Madison used?) Also, she chose to use uncommon, multisyllabic words when a common word would have conveyed the information just fine. For example, this sentence found on page 75, “American social circumstances demanded more sangfroid than ever imagined by any European courtesy book.”
I had to stop and look up 'sangfroid' to learn it means 'coolness of mind; calmness; composure'. I may have finished the book if I hadn't has to stop and look up so many words. But I guess I can say I added to my vocabulary.
If you are a historian, you may enjoy this book. If you are a more casual reader, there are probably other Dolley Madison biographies you may want to look at instead.… (mehr)