Mary Ball Washington: The Untold Story of George Washington's Mother

by Craig Shirley

Book Overview

The Mother of the Father of our Country.

Mary Ball Washington was an unlikely candidate to be the mother of history's most famous revolutionary. In fact, George Washington's first fight for independence was from his controlling, singular mother.

Stubborn, aristocratic Mary Ball Washington was entrenched in the Old World ways of her ancestors, dismissing the American experiment even as her son led...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062456512
• ISBN13: 9780062456519
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.9" x 9.1"