Martha Washington

by Ellen McAllister Clark and Ellen McCallister Clark

Book Overview

In many ways Martha Dandridge Custis Washington represented the ideal woman of the new American republic. 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0931917395
• ISBN13: 9780931917394
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union,
• Length: 61 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher