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Martha Washington: An American Life
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4 out of 5
Based on 22 Ratings and 22 Reviews

Book Description


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 pa... More
Book Information
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingPaperback (8 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages288
ISBN-100143037137
ISBN-13978-0143037132
Publication Date05/30/2006
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About Patricia Brady (Author) : Patricia Brady is a published editor. Published credits of Patricia Brady include George Washington's Beautiful Nelly: The Letters of Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, 1794-1851.
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2/13/2010 Bruce Stacy said: An interesting biography on Martha. Brady humanizes George Washington while giving us greater insight into how influential she was in the founding of the new republic.
tags: I recommend, I read

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