Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Author’s Note vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part 1 Washington
6. 1 The Widow Washington 15
7. 2 Martha Dandridge 37
8. 3 Married Lady 46
9. 4 Mistress of Mount Vernon 54
10. 5 Revolutionary War 67
11. 6 First Lady 81
12. 7 Slaves in the President’s House 94
13. 8 Home Again 117
14. Part 2 Jefferson
15. 9 Martha Wayles 127
16. 10 Mistress of Monticello I 137
17. 11 War in Virginia 153
18. 12 Birth and Death at Monticello 159
19. 13 Patsy Jefferson and Sally Hemings 170
20. 14 First Lady 187
21. 15 Mistress of Monticello II 208
22. 16 The Hemingses 221
23. 17 Death of Thomas Jefferson 233
24. Part 3 Madison
25. 18 Dolley Payne 247
26. 19 Mrs. Madison 255
27. 20 First Lady 268
28. 21 Mistress of Montpelier 284
29. 22 Decline of Montpelier 299
30. 23 The Widow Madison 312
31. 24 Sale of Montpelier 320
32. 25 In Washington 331
33. 26 Death of Dolley Madison 340
34. Epilogue
35. Acknowledgments 357
36. Notes 359
37. Index 405