Martha Washington: an American life
Martha Dandridge Custis was a wealthy, goodlooking widow and the mother of two young children when, in 1759, she started a new life as Martha Washington. One of the most recognizable names in American history, Martha herself is the invisible woman in American history. She burned her private correspondence after George's death, but with painstaking research, Patricia Brady has finally recovered the real person. Never the kindly frump of popular mythology, Martha was an able landowner, and. Indo…
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- Full title :Martha Washington : an American life / Patricia Brady.
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Martha Dandridge Custis was a wealthy, goodlooking widow and the mother of two young children when, in 1759, she started a new life as Martha Washington. One of the most recognizable names in American history, Martha herself is the invisible woman in American history. She burned her private correspondence after George's death, but with painstaking research, Patricia Brady has finally recovered the real person. Never the kindly frump of popular mythology, Martha was an able landowner, and.
Indomitable patriot, and her husband's constant confidante in military, political, and personal matters for four decades. This superb work vividly portrays her remarkable life and her great contribution to America. Book jacket.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2005.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Thorndike Press
- Place of Publication:Waterville, Me
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2005.
The Physical Object
- Description:528 pages (large print) ; : 23 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0786279257, 9780786279258, 9780739458655, 0739458655
- oclc:ocm60454256
- LC Classification:E312.19.W34
- Dewey Decimal:B
Table of Contents
On the road to history -- Little Patsy Dandridge -- Courtship -- Young Mrs. Custis -- The widow Custis and Colonel Washington -- Gentry life at Mount Vernon -- Lady Washington and the American Revolution -- Valley Forge and eventual victory -- Mount Vernon and a new family -- The president's lady -- The torments of the second team -- "Under their vine and under their fig tree" -- The widow Washington -- The real Martha Washington.
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