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Martha Washington: First Lady of Liberty

Martha Washington: First Lady of Liberty

Bryan, Helen

Hardcover

Historical FiguresRevolutionary Period (1775-1800)

Publisher Price: $40.95

ISBN10: 0471158925
ISBN13: 9780471158929
Publisher: Wiley (TP)
Published: Apr 1 2002
Pages: 432
Weight: 1.69
Height: 1.35 Width: 6.26 Depth: 9.50
Language: English

A contemporary anecdote not only confirms that Martha commanded respect in her own right during her lifetime, but also suggests an awkward truth later historians have preferred to ignore-that without Martha and her fortune, George might never have risen to social, military, and political prominence. Toward the end of his life, George Washington, war hero, retired president, and object of universal fame and veneration, was negotiating to purchase a plot of land in the new capital city, to be named in his honor. The seller, an aged veteran of the Revolution, was reluctant to part with the plot, even to so distinguished a purchaser. Washington persisted until the veteran's patience snapped: 'You think people take every grist that comes from you as the pure grain. What would you have been if you hadn't married the Widow Custis!'

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