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Mary Ball Washington : the untold story of George Washington's mother / Craig Shirley.
The New York Times bestselling author offers an intimate portrait of America's original first family in this groundbreaking major biography of Mary Ball Washington, George Washington's mother, filled with rich anecdotes and stories that reveal the father of our country in a fresh and original way.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062456519
- ISBN: 0062456512
- Physical Description: 344 pages : illustrations, genealogical table ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-326) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: honored madam -- Virgin land and virgin love -- To look to the sky -- The rose of Epping Forest -- The marriage of Mary and Augustine Washington -- In the shadow of the empire -- Fredericksburg -- Matriarch -- Lt. Colonel Washington -- Before the revolution -- Off to war -- A separate peace -- Honored madam -- Unto dust shalt thou return -- Epilogue: A monumental legacy. |
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| Subject: | Washington, Mary Ball, 1708-1789. Washington, George, 1732-1799 > Family. Washington family. Mothers of presidents > United States > Biography. |