| Description |
429 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical tables ; 24 cm. |
| Summary |
"In First Family, we see Washington as a father figure, as well as meet the children he helped raise and trace their complicated roles in American history."--Inside jacket. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-413) and index. |
| Contents |
Family trees -- Washington's children -- The first family grows up -- The ruling family of Washington -- Washington City's first family -- A country and family split -- The Custises at war -- America's family: the first family returns to the spotlight -- The Custises confront slavery -- The Custis Empire -- "Relicts of a past age". |
| Subject |
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Family.
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Washington family.
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Custis family.
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Lewis, Nelly Custis, 1779-1852.
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Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857.
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United States -- History -- 1815-1861.
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HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Title |
George Washington's heirs and the making of America |
| ISBN |
1335449515 (hardcover) |
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9781335449511 (hardcover) |
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