Martha Washington: A Brief Biography (The George Washington Bookshelf)
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (770 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0931917395 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 61 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"unscholarly" according to A. Ivey. The book is unfocused -it should be titled A Brief history of the Washington Family- and written in an out dated historical form that leans more toward hero worship than actual academic history. I would not suggest this book to anyone looking for a scholarly work.
A line from an Alexandria newspaper's obituary for Martha Washington aptly summarizes the essential role she played: She was the worthy partner of the worthiest of men.. She neither sought nor relished her public positions, yet by all accounts she carried out the duties thrust upon her with enormous consideration and care. She was not born of the aristocracy, but she gained the admiration and respect of all classes of people. She was devoted to her family and home, but she readily made personal sacrifices to join her husband in his public duties. During the Revolution, which she referred to as our cause, she gave up the comforts of Mount Vernon to travel every year to General Washington's winter quarters, and during his presidential administration she was called both dignified and democratic as she forged the role of the president's wife that would be followed for generations to come. In many ways Martha Dandridge Custis Washington represented the ideal woman of the new American republic