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Author Archives: Feather Foster
John Adams and the King
John Adams was a loyal subject of the British Monarch for forty years. The American Colonies and the British Monarchs From the time the first British explorers came to America, the relationship between the colonists and their King/Queen was strong, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, history, John Adams, King George II, King George III, Presidential history, Queen Charlotte of England, Taxation without Representation, Taxes imposed on the British Colonies in America, The First Diplomatic Minister from the USA to Great Britain, The French and Indian War, The Seven Years' War, The Sons of Liberty, US history
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Sarah Polk’s Fans
Miss Sarah Childress Sarah Childress Polk (1803-1891) was an intelligent, devout Tennessee woman. Her education, considered excellent for the time, was via a Moravian finishing school, but cut short by the untimely death of her father. At twenty, she married Tennessee … Continue reading
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Abraham Lincoln: A Big Apple Farewell
The entire country was stunned by Lincoln’s Assassination in 1865. New York’s Electoral Votes By 1860, New York had been the most populous state for more than a half-century. It accounted for a whopping 35 electoral votes, and gave them … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Brig. Gen. Edward Edward D. Townsend, Details of Lincoln's funeral procession, Edwin Stanton, Feather Schwartz Foster, Funeral Procession for Lincoln, General Winfield Scott, Historian Stefan Lorant, history, Lincoln Assassination, Mourning Lincoln in NYC, New York City in the 1860s, Presidential history, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, US history, Witness Theodore Roosevelt
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The Most Interesting American: A Book Review
When Theodore Roosevelt was about five, frail and suffering from severe asthma, his wealthy and devoted parents provided the best medical treatment money could buy. In the early 1860s, one of his medically approved treatments was smoking big black cigars … Continue reading
John Quincy and Louisa Adams: The Rouge Story
John Quincy Adams was twenty-nine when he married. His bride was twenty-three. Bride and Groom By the time John Quincy Adams was eighteen and ready to enter Harvard, he was already the most cosmopolitan young man in the country. As … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Diplomat John Quincy Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Joshua Johnson, JQA, King Frederick William III of Prussia, Louisa Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, Prussian Minister John Q. Adams, Queen Louise of Prussia, US history, Vice President John Adams, White House history
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General Grant’s Last Escort
Serving as a pallbearer is the most unselfish “good deed” someone can do for another. The deceased can never return the favor. The Great General Ulysses S. Grant was not born to anything even remotely connected with fame or renown … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Nifty History People, Rutherford Hayes, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged Admiral David Porter, American history, Col. Frederick D. Grant, CSA General Joseph E. Johnston, CSA General Simon B. Buckner, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Julia Dent, Gen. John A. Logan, General Grant and cancer, General Philip Sheridan, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, George S. Childs, Grant's funeral procession, history, Julia Grant, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Grover Cleeland, President Rutherford B. Hayes, Presidential history, Secretary of State Hamilton Fish, Treasury Secretary George S. Boutwell, Ulysses S. Grant, US history
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Lincoln’s First Pardon: Private William Scott
By the time of Lincoln’s death, his reputation for compassion had become legendary. Captain Abe When Abraham Lincoln was around 22, living in New Salem, IL, he enlisted in the militia along with a bunch of his buddies. A skirmish … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Sleeping Sentinel", Abraham Lincoln, American history, CW Private William Scott, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1956, Feather Schwartz Foster, Francis de Hayes Javier, General George McClellan, General Winfield Scott, history, Lincoln appoints CW officers, Lincoln in the Black Hawk War, Lincoln pardons Private William Scott, Lincoln pardons Union soldiers, Poet Francis de Hayes Javier, Presidential history, Private William Scott of Vermont, US history, White House history
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Aaron Burr and the Madisons
Despite historical innuendos, Aaron Burr was not a suitor for Dolley Payne’s hand. The Promising Burr Aaron Burr (1756-1836) had a childhood mix of tragedy and blessings. His NJ family was reasonably prosperous; his grandfather was the well-known Puritan preacher … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, James Madison, Nifty History People
Tagged Aaron Burr named guardian to Dolley's son, Aarron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, American history, Burr becomes Vice President, Burr introduces Madison to the Widow, Burr's duel with Hamilton, Congressman James Madison, Dolley loses husband and infant, Dolley Madison, Dolley Payne Todd, Dolley's relatives try to prevent her inheritance, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, First Lady History, history, James Madison, NY Senator Aaron Burr, President James Madison, Presidential history, The childhood of Aaron Burr, The scandalous election of 1800, US history, Vice President Aaron Burr, VP Aaron Burr, White House history
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Ida McKinley’s Inaugural Trousseau
Every First Lady is entitled to some new clothes for the inauguration! Clothes Make the Woman… Of course it helps if you are good looking. It helps even more, if you have money. Martha Washington in her late fifties was … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, William McKinley
Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Dolley Madison, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Abigail Adams, First Lady Dolley Madison, First Lady History, First Lady Ida McKinley, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, First Lady Martha Washington, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Ida Saxton McKinley, Jacqueline Kennedy, Martha Washinagton, Mary Lincoln, President William McKinley, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, White House history, William McKinley
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Lincoln: The Triumphal Stroll
The Procession As far back as recorded time goes, when a Great War was over, the victors paraded through their towns and villages, trumpets blaring. Hundreds, and even thousands of soldiers glittered in their armor, assembled and proud. Most marched. … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Admiral David Porter, American history, CSA President Jefferson Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Robert E. Lee, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Lincoln goes to Richmond, Lincoln in City Point VA, Lincoln visits Petersburg VA, Presidential history, Secretary of State William Seward, Secretary of war Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, The burning of Richmond, The Civil War, The Confederate White House, The siege of Petersburg, US history, White House history
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