The Washingtons: George and Martha, "Join'd by Friendship, Crown'd by Love"

by Flora Fraser

Book Overview

A full-scale portrait of the marriage of the father and mother of our country--and of the struggle for independence that he led The Washingtons' long union begins in colonial Virginia in 1759, when George Washington woos and weds Martha Dandridge Parke Custis, a pretty, charming, and very rich young widow. The calm early years of their marriage as plantation owners at Mount Vernon and as parents to Martha's two children, Jacky and Patsy--both of whom...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307272788
• ISBN13: 9780307272782
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"