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The Washingtons: George and Martha, “Join’d by Friendship, Crown’d by Love”

byFlora Fraser

In The Washingtons, Flora Fraser presents a biographical portrait centered on george and Martha, “Join’d by Friendship, Crown’d by Love”. Its account follows central actors and turning points while showing how the story reflects questions in the wider field of biography & autobiography. Throughout, the author balances an accessible narrative with the complexity needed to understand motives, constraints, and disputed interpretations. What emerges is a nuanced account of the subject, its immediate consequences, and its wider meaning. The approach makes a specialized subject understandable without stripping away its tensions or ambiguity.

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf

Publication date

2015

Format

Print edition

Pages

440

ISBN

9780307474438