The Resource Mary Ball Washington : the untold story of George Washington's mother, Craig Shirley
Mary Ball Washington : the untold story of George Washington's mother, Craig Shirley
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The item Mary Ball Washington : the untold story of George Washington's mother, Craig Shirley represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library.
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- Summary
- 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 the successful rebellion against the crown. During his youth, ambitious George dove into the hard-scrabble work of a surveyor and rose through the ranks of the fledgling colonial army, even as his overprotective mother tried to discourage these efforts. Mary's influence on George was twofold. Though she raised her eldest son to become one of the world's greatest leaders, Mary also tried many times to hold him back. While she passed down her strength and individuality to George, she also sought to protect him from the risks he needed to take to become a daring general and president. But it was this resistance itself which fanned the spark of George's independence into a flame. The constant tug of war between the two throughout the early years helped define George's character. In Mary Ball Washington, New York Times bestselling author Craig Shirley uncovers startling details about the inner workings of the Washington family. He vividly brings to life a resilient widow who singlehandedly raised six children and ran a large farm at a time when most women's duties were relegated to household matters. Throughout, Shirley compares and contrasts mother and son, illuminating the qualities they shared and the differences that divided them. A significant contribution to American history, Mary Ball Washington is the definitive take on the relationship between George and Mary Washington, offering fresh insight into this extraordinary figure who would shape our nation-and the woman who shaped him
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 344 pages
- Contents
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- Prologue: honored madam
- Virgin land and virgin love
- To look to the sky
- The rose of Epping Forest
- The marriage of Mary and Augustine Washington
- In the shadow of the empire
- Fredericksburg
- Matriarch
- Lt. Colonel Washington
- Before the revolution
- Off to war
- A separate peace
- Honored madam
- Unto dust shalt thou return
- Epilogue: A monumental legacy
- Isbn
- 9780062456519
- Label
- Mary Ball Washington : the untold story of George Washington's mother
- Title
- Mary Ball Washington
- Title remainder
- the untold story of George Washington's mother
- Statement of responsibility
- Craig Shirley
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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 the successful rebellion against the crown. During his youth, ambitious George dove into the hard-scrabble work of a surveyor and rose through the ranks of the fledgling colonial army, even as his overprotective mother tried to discourage these efforts. Mary's influence on George was twofold. Though she raised her eldest son to become one of the world's greatest leaders, Mary also tried many times to hold him back. While she passed down her strength and individuality to George, she also sought to protect him from the risks he needed to take to become a daring general and president. But it was this resistance itself which fanned the spark of George's independence into a flame. The constant tug of war between the two throughout the early years helped define George's character. In Mary Ball Washington, New York Times bestselling author Craig Shirley uncovers startling details about the inner workings of the Washington family. He vividly brings to life a resilient widow who singlehandedly raised six children and ran a large farm at a time when most women's duties were relegated to household matters. Throughout, Shirley compares and contrasts mother and son, illuminating the qualities they shared and the differences that divided them. A significant contribution to American history, Mary Ball Washington is the definitive take on the relationship between George and Mary Washington, offering fresh insight into this extraordinary figure who would shape our nation-and the woman who shaped him
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Shirley, Craig,
- Dewey number
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- 973.4/1092
- B
- 923/.173
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E312.19
- LC item number
- .S56 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Washington, Mary Ball
- Washington, George
- Washington family
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women
- HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- Label
- Mary Ball Washington : the untold story of George Washington's mother, Craig Shirley
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-326) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Prologue: honored madam -- Virgin land and virgin love -- To look to the sky -- The rose of Epping Forest -- The marriage of Mary and Augustine Washington -- In the shadow of the empire -- Fredericksburg -- Matriarch -- Lt. Colonel Washington -- Before the revolution -- Off to war -- A separate peace -- Honored madam -- Unto dust shalt thou return -- Epilogue: A monumental legacy
- Control code
- 1099543442
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 344 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062456519
- Lccn
- 2019021060
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
- Label
- Mary Ball Washington : the untold story of George Washington's mother, Craig Shirley
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-326) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Prologue: honored madam -- Virgin land and virgin love -- To look to the sky -- The rose of Epping Forest -- The marriage of Mary and Augustine Washington -- In the shadow of the empire -- Fredericksburg -- Matriarch -- Lt. Colonel Washington -- Before the revolution -- Off to war -- A separate peace -- Honored madam -- Unto dust shalt thou return -- Epilogue: A monumental legacy
- Control code
- 1099543442
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 344 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062456519
- Lccn
- 2019021060
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
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