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Martha Washington

An American Life

An American Life

By Patricia Brady

By Patricia Brady

By Patricia Brady

By Patricia Brady

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May 30, 2006 | ISBN 9780143037132

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May 30, 2006 | ISBN 9781101118818

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    With this revelatory and painstakingly researched book, Martha Washington, the invisible woman of American history, at last gets the biography she deserves. In place of the domestic frump of popular imagination, Patricia Brady resurrects the wealthy, attractive, and vivacious young widow who captivated the youthful George Washington. Here are the able landowner, the indomitable patriot (who faithfully joined her husband each winter at Valley Forge), and the shrewd diplomat and emotional mainstay. And even as it brings Martha Washington into sharper and more accurate focus, this sterling life sheds light on her marriage, her society, and the precedents she established for future First Ladies.

    About Martha Washington

    With this revelatory and painstakingly researched book, Martha Washington, the invisible woman of American history, at last gets the biography she deserves. In place of the domestic frump of popular imagination, Patricia Brady resurrects the wealthy, attractive, and vivacious young widow who captivated the youthful George Washington. Here are the able landowner, the indomitable patriot (who faithfully joined her husband each winter at Valley Forge), and the shrewd diplomat and emotional mainstay. And even as it brings Martha Washington into sharper and more accurate focus, this sterling life sheds light on her marriage, her society, and the precedents she established for future First Ladies.

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    About Patricia Brady

    Patricia Brady has a Ph.D. in history from Tulane University and served for twenty years as director of publications at the Historic New Orleans Collection. Her previous books include George Washington’s Beautiful Nell. She is the recipient of a Mellon… More about Patricia Brady

    About Patricia Brady

    Patricia Brady has a Ph.D. in history from Tulane University and served for twenty years as director of publications at the Historic New Orleans Collection. Her previous books include George Washington’s Beautiful Nell. She is the recipient of a Mellon… More about Patricia Brady

    Product Details

    Category: Colonial/Revolutionary Period | Historical Figure Biographies & Memoirs

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    May 30, 2006 | 288 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9780143037132

    Category: Colonial/Revolutionary Period | Historical Figure Biographies & Memoirs

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    May 30, 2006 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9781101118818

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    Table Of Contents

    Martha WashingtonPrologue: On the Road to History
    One: Little Patsy Dandridge
    Two: Courtship
    Three: Young Mrs. Custis
    Four: The Widow Custis and Colonel Washington
    Five: Gentry Life at Mount Vernon
    Six: Lady Washington and the American Revolution
    Seven: Valley Forge and Eventual Victory
    Eight: Mount Vernon and a New Family
    Nine: The President’s Lady
    Ten: The Torments of the Second Term
    Eleven: “Under Their Vine and Under Their Fig Tree”
    Twelve: The Widow Washington
    Epilogue: The Real Martha Washington

    Acknowledgments
    Notes
    Bibliography
    Index

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