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| Genre/Form: | Biographie Juvenile literature Biography Juvenile literature |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Brady, Patricia, 1943- Martha Washington. New York : Viking, 2005 (OCoLC)607578492 |
| Named Person: | Martha Washington; Martha Washington |
| Material Type: | Biography, Juvenile audience, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Patricia Brady |
| ISBN: | 0670034304 9780670034307 0143037137 9780143037132 |
| OCLC Number: | 57235711 |
| Description: | 276 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| 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. |
| Responsibility: | Patricia Brady. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
Profiles the nation's original First Lady as the widowed mother of two children who became George Washington's beloved partner and a mainstay in his stressful life, drawing on numerous sources to reveal her contributions to American character.
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