The Resource Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule : a novel, Jennifer Chiaverini
Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule : a novel, Jennifer Chiaverini
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The item Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule : a novel, Jennifer Chiaverini represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in St. Catharines Public Library.
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- Summary
- In 1844, Missouri belle Julia Dent met dazzling horseman Lieutenant Ulysses S Grant. Four years passed before their parents permitted them to wed, and the groom's abolitionist family refused to attend the ceremony. Since childhood, Julia owned as a slave another Julia, known as Jule. Jule guarded her mistress's closely held twin secrets: She had perilously poor vision but was gifted with prophetic sight. So it was that Jule became Julia's eyes to the world. And what a world it was, marked by gathering clouds of war. The Grants vowed never to be separated, but as Ulysses rose through the ranks-becoming general in chief of the Union Army-so did the stakes of their pact. During the war, Julia would travel, often in the company of Jule and the four Grant children, facing unreliable transportation and certain danger to be at her husband's side. Yet Julia and Jule saw two different wars. While Julia spoke out for women-Union and Confederate-she continued to hold Jule as a slave behind Union lines. Upon the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, Jule claimed her freedom and rose to prominence as a businesswoman in her own right, taking the honorary title Madame. The two women's paths continued to cross throughout the Grants' White House years in Washington, DC, and later in New York City, the site of Grant's Tomb
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule : a novel
- Title
- Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Jennifer Chiaverini
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1844, Missouri belle Julia Dent met dazzling horseman Lieutenant Ulysses S Grant. Four years passed before their parents permitted them to wed, and the groom's abolitionist family refused to attend the ceremony. Since childhood, Julia owned as a slave another Julia, known as Jule. Jule guarded her mistress's closely held twin secrets: She had perilously poor vision but was gifted with prophetic sight. So it was that Jule became Julia's eyes to the world. And what a world it was, marked by gathering clouds of war. The Grants vowed never to be separated, but as Ulysses rose through the ranks-becoming general in chief of the Union Army-so did the stakes of their pact. During the war, Julia would travel, often in the company of Jule and the four Grant children, facing unreliable transportation and certain danger to be at her husband's side. Yet Julia and Jule saw two different wars. While Julia spoke out for women-Union and Confederate-she continued to hold Jule as a slave behind Union lines. Upon the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, Jule claimed her freedom and rose to prominence as a businesswoman in her own right, taking the honorary title Madame. The two women's paths continued to cross throughout the Grants' White House years in Washington, DC, and later in New York City, the site of Grant's Tomb
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Chiaverini, Jennifer
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Grant, Julia Dent
- African American women
- Presidents' spouses
- Female friendship
- Label
- Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule : a novel, Jennifer Chiaverini
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 386 p.
- Isbn
- 9780525954293
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2014027792
- System control number
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- 144215
- 774375
- Label
- Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule : a novel, Jennifer Chiaverini
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 386 p.
- Isbn
- 9780525954293
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2014027792
- System control number
-
- 144215
- 774375
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