Christmas Under Three Flags

Mary Emily Donelson Wilcox (1829 - 1905)

This work details personal memories of Mary Emily Donelson Wilcox, adopted granddaughter (acutally grand niece) of Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of President Andrew Jackson, and assumed to be the first baby born in the White House. The book focuses on three Christmas memories--the first of a Christmas in the White House during the 1830's and Jackson's Presidency; the second, a Christmas in Prussia at the home of the Crown Prince, to which she was invited because her father was US minister to Berlin; the last story, a Christmas in Texas in the 1830s. Unlike the first two stories, the third one does appear to be a personal memory, but a recounting of a story, possibly told to her as she lived in Texas while her father served as US Commissioner to the Texas Republic. Summary by Dr. P. Gould.

Genre(s): Family & Relationships, Memoirs

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Santa Claus at the White House in Old Hickory's Day DrPGould
00:28:58
Play 02 A Royal Christmas Tree DrPGould
00:23:12
Play 03 The Alcalde's Daughter and her Christmas lamp DrPGould
00:25:29