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Christmas Under Three Flags: Being Memories of Holiday Festivities in the White House With Old Hickory, in the Palace of Prince of Prussia, Afterwards ... With the Alcalde's Daughter
Excerpt from Christmas Under Three Flags: Being Memories of Holiday Festivities in the White House With Old Hickory, in the Palace of Prince of Prussia, Afterwards Emperor William I, and at the Alamo With the Alcalde's Daughter
Mammy, a large, handsome mulatto, saucy and good-natured, fussy and domineering, as nursery autocrats generally are, and whom we both loved and feared, said 1 wish to goodness you children would stop talking about old Sindy Klaws. L 'd laugh if, tired of roaming 'round nights, filling stockings, he'd stay at home and roast chestnuts by his own fire.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Mammy, a large, handsome mulatto, saucy and good-natured, fussy and domineering, as nursery autocrats generally are, and whom we both loved and feared, said 1 wish to goodness you children would stop talking about old Sindy Klaws. L 'd laugh if, tired of roaming 'round nights, filling stockings, he'd stay at home and roast chestnuts by his own fire.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
97 pages, Paperback
First published October 14, 2010
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February 28, 2022
2022 bk 53. For those times when you need a quick dose of history. Donelson was a child of the White house - living there when her mother served as President Andrew Jackson's Official Hostess as she was the wife of one of his aides and adopted son. About 1/3rd of the book is devoted to the 1835 celebration of Christmas by Andrew Jackson and the three Donelson children. I was enchanted by this other 'grandfatherly' side of the President. The care he took to make the children's day so very special with a children's fete, presents in stockings, and the food delights presented to the children and their guests. This book does give the names of 3 more White House servants. One of Jackson's quiet ways of celebrating Christmas was to take presents purchased thoughtfully for each of the orphans in a nearby home, where he spent time with those children. He would also, when traveling in the U.S. would take silver half dollars to be given to babies named after him - to be used as teething rings and then using the eagle on the other side, to be taught to love and be loyal to his country.
The other two chapters were interesting but not as fascinating to me. The Christmas tree presentation to the children/teenagers invited to the German palace and the story of the Alcade's daughter raised at the Alamo were touching, but it is the first account that fires the emotions and descriptions of the author. A special treat that I wish I had read at Christmas time - but it still made me smile.
The other two chapters were interesting but not as fascinating to me. The Christmas tree presentation to the children/teenagers invited to the German palace and the story of the Alcade's daughter raised at the Alamo were touching, but it is the first account that fires the emotions and descriptions of the author. A special treat that I wish I had read at Christmas time - but it still made me smile.
May 8, 2021
Mary Emily Wilcox was the grand niece of President Andrew Jackson, and is presumed to be the first baby born in the White House. This short book recounts two of her Christmas memories in autobiographical form, and a third which was recounted by another person. There is the story of a Christmas in the White House during the 1830s, and another in Prussia while her father was the US minister to Berlin, and the last Christmas memory is that of her time in Texas while her father was the US Commissioner to the Texas Republic.
This wasn’t an overly thrilling book; rather dry and a bit pompous as it recounted all the grand to-dos that were just second nature to a high-society kid. But, the history part was interesting, and it was a short read.
This wasn’t an overly thrilling book; rather dry and a bit pompous as it recounted all the grand to-dos that were just second nature to a high-society kid. But, the history part was interesting, and it was a short read.
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