George Washington's Beautiful Nelly: The Letters of Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, 1794-1851 - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1570036314 ISBN 13: 9781570036316

Casa editrice: Univ of South Carolina Pr, 2006

Riassunto

Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis (1779–1852) was in many ways the quintessential southern lady, but as Martha Washington's granddaughter by her first marriage and George Washington's adopted daughter, she was also something of an American celebrity. Her lifelong correspondence with childhood friend Elizabeth Bordley Gibson records the experiences of the first family, the social and political gossip of the new republic's elite circle, and the difficulties of motherhood and marriage. Edited by Patricia Brady, the voluminous and unguarded letters also reveals the complex cast of family and friends associated with the Washington household, the details of plantation life, and the social limitations placed on even the most privileged eighteenth- and nineteenth-century women. This edition features an updated introduction from Brady.

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Book by Brady Patricia

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of South Carolina Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1570036314
• ISBN 13: 9781570036316
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 287
• Redattore: Brady Patricia
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Mare Nostrum Group B.V.; gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk; ; Doelen 72; Breda; 4831 GR; Paesi Bassi