In the second war of American independence, The War of 1812, a young Dolley Madison would not allow the British to defile the portrait of George Washington, so she had the enormous frame broken and the canvass rolled up and two trusted friends removed it for safe keeping. Shortly afterward, the First Lady evacuated the White House. A short time later, a…
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