A fictionalized account of the life of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, the first first lady of the United States, who was married twice, with four children from her first marriage, before becoming widowed and later meeting and marrying Colonel George Washington in 1795.

Martha Dandridge Custis was a wealthy, good-looking widow and the mother of two young children when, in 1759, she started a new life as Martha Washington. Thus began an ardent love affair and one of our country's most influential partnerships. Her fortune ensured the success of his Mount Vernon, but much more important was the emotional support she brought to their marriage. Never the kindly frump of popular mythology, she was an able landowner, an...

This is must reading for anyone interested in the American Revolution, colonial life, and the true story of one of the most important and remarkable women in American history.

"A revelatory account of the actions taken by the first president to retain his slaves in spite of Northern laws profiles one of the slaves, Ona Judge, describing the intense manhunt that ensued when she ran away."--NoveList. "When George and Martha Washington moved from their beloved Mount Vernon in Virginia to Philadelphia, then the seat of the nation's capital, they took nine enslaved people with them. They would serve as cooks and horsemen, as...

This is the story of the wealthiest couple in Virginia, who risked their vast estates, their love & their lives to lead the revolution that gave birth to America.

How the three inaugural First Ladies defined the role for future generations, and carved a space for women in America America's first First Ladies-Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, and Dolley Madison-had the challenging task of playing a pivotal role in defining the nature of the American presidency to a fledgling nation and to the world. In First Ladies of the Republic, Jeanne Abrams breaks new ground by examining their lives as a group. From...

"An elegant, unforgiving poem narrating Ona Judge's self-emancipation from George Washington's household" --

The author offers a fictional glimpse behind the scenes of a revolution and the marriages it tested, and unveils the enigmatic gift that linked the remarkable first ladies behind the American presidency ... Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Sally Jefferson, and Dolley Madison.

"Soon after American colonists had won independence from Great Britain, Ona Judge was fighting for her own freedom from one of America's most famous founding fathers, George Washington. George and Martha Washington valued Ona as one of their most skilled and trustworthy slaves, but she would risk everything to achieve complete freedom. Born into slavery at Mount Vernon, Ona seized the opportunity to escape when she was brought to live in the President's...