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  1. First family
    George Washington's heirs and the making of America
    Author: Good, Cassandra A.
    Published: [2023]; © 2023
    Publisher:  Hanover Square Press, Toronto, Ontario

    "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 "While it's widely known in America that George and Martha Washington never... more

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    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
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    "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 "While it's widely known in America that George and Martha Washington never had children of their own, few are aware that they raised numerous children together. 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. The children of Martha Washington's son by her first marriage--Eliza, Patty, Nelly and Wash Custis--were born into life in the public eye. Raised in the country's first "first family," they remained well-known as Washington's family and keepers of his legacy throughout their lives. By turns petty and powerful, glamorous and cruel, the Custises used Washington as a means to enhance their own power and status. As enslavers committed to the American empire, the Custis family embodied the failures of the American experiment that finally exploded into civil war--all the while being celebrities in a soap opera of their own making. First Family brings new focus and attention to this surprisingly neglected aspect of George Washington's life and legacy. As the country grapples with concerns about political dynasties and the public role of presidential families, the saga of Washington's family offers a human story of historical precedent." -- Amazon.com

     
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  2. First family
    George Washington's heirs and the making of America
    Author: Good, Cassandra A.
    Published: [2023]; ©2023
    Publisher:  Hanover Square Press, Toronto, Ontario

    "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 "While it's widely known in America that George and Martha Washington never... more

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    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Unter den Linden
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    "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 "While it's widely known in America that George and Martha Washington never had children of their own, few are aware that they raised numerous children together. 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. The children of Martha Washington's son by her first marriage--Eliza, Patty, Nelly and Wash Custis--were born into life in the public eye. Raised in the country's first "first family," they remained well-known as Washington's family and keepers of his legacy throughout their lives. By turns petty and powerful, glamorous and cruel, the Custises used Washington as a means to enhance their own power and status. As enslavers committed to the American empire, the Custis family embodied the failures of the American experiment that finally exploded into civil war--all the while being celebrities in a soap opera of their own making. First Family brings new focus and attention to this surprisingly neglected aspect of George Washington's life and legacy. As the country grapples with concerns about political dynasties and the public role of presidential families, the saga of Washington's family offers a human story of historical precedent." -- Amazon.com

     
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    Content information
    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781335449511; 1335449515
    Subjects: HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); Families; Biographies; History; Biographies; Biographies
    Other subjects: Washington, George (1732-1799); Washington family; Custis family; Lewis, Nelly Custis (1779-1852); Custis, George Washington Parke (1781-1857); Custis family; Custis, George Washington Parke - 1781-1857; Lewis, Nelly Custis - 1779-1852; Washington family; Washington, George - 1732-1799
    Scope: 429 Seiten, Illustrationen, genealogische Tafeln
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-413) and index

    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".
  3. First family
    George Washington's heirs and the making of America
    Author: Good, Cassandra A.
    Published: [2023]; ©2023
    Publisher:  Hanover Square Press, Toronto, Ontario

    "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 "While it's widely known in America that George and Martha Washington never... more

    Location:
    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Potsdamer Straße
    Signature:
    10 A 174816
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    "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 "While it's widely known in America that George and Martha Washington never had children of their own, few are aware that they raised numerous children together. 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. The children of Martha Washington's son by her first marriage--Eliza, Patty, Nelly and Wash Custis--were born into life in the public eye. Raised in the country's first "first family," they remained well-known as Washington's family and keepers of his legacy throughout their lives. By turns petty and powerful, glamorous and cruel, the Custises used Washington as a means to enhance their own power and status. As enslavers committed to the American empire, the Custis family embodied the failures of the American experiment that finally exploded into civil war--all the while being celebrities in a soap opera of their own making. First Family brings new focus and attention to this surprisingly neglected aspect of George Washington's life and legacy. As the country grapples with concerns about political dynasties and the public role of presidential families, the saga of Washington's family offers a human story of historical precedent." -- Amazon.com

     
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    Content information
    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781335449511; 1335449515
    Subjects: HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); Families; Biographies; History; Biographies; Biographies
    Other subjects: Washington, George (1732-1799); Washington family; Custis family; Lewis, Nelly Custis (1779-1852); Custis, George Washington Parke (1781-1857); Custis family; Custis, George Washington Parke - 1781-1857; Lewis, Nelly Custis - 1779-1852; Washington family; Washington, George - 1732-1799
    Scope: 429 Seiten, Illustrationen, genealogische Tafeln
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-413) and index

    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".
  4. Stars of fortune
    Author: Harnett, Cynthia
    Published: 1981
    Publisher:  Methuen Children's Books, London

    Location:
    Universitätsbibliothek Braunschweig
    Signature:
    2024-3481
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 0416898807
    Edition: Magnet paperback ed.
    Series: A Magnet book
    Other subjects: Washington, Laurence (1500-1583); Washington family
    Scope: 223, [1] S., Ill., Kt., 17 cm
    Notes:

    Originally published in 1956 by Methuen & Co. Ltd