Description:
The questions raised by Cutts's memoir are intriguing: Given that most of the story takes place before Cutts's birth, whose voice are we hearing? What are we to make of the lies and omissions along the way? What family secrets is Cutts hiding, and whose are they? With Allgor as guide, we enter the fascinating world of nineteenth-century history in the making.
Review Quotes:
This engaging volume focuses on the first biography and the first biographer of Dolley Payne Todd Madison, first lady of the US...Allgor (Univ. of California, Riverside) expertly interprets and contextualizes the Cutts manuscripts and offers valuable transcriptions with copious attention to detail and high documentary editing standards...Appropriate for undergraduate and graduate collections focusing on women in the Early Republic and on historiography, and essential for general readers interested in learning more about women's roles in US history.
--CHOICE