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George Washington's Beautiful Nelly: The Letters of Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, 1794-1851 - Softcover
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"This collection of intimate, chatty letters from Washington's adopted daughter to her lifelong friend in Philadelphia charts the narrowing compass of her life, from youthful exuberance as the darling of the president's family and a well-educated observer of public life to an embittered wife of an unambitious, aloof husband. . . . Revealing much about the daily concerns of a Southern woman over a lifetime, these letters remind us that, even as the nation was coming apart, the private worlds of women (and men) were held together by family, faith, and friendships."--Library Journal
"In Nelly's letters can be traced the passage of a Virginia belle of unique privilege into a mature woman who had a share of unhappiness in the premature death of her children and other family members. The letters are expressive; Nelly is forthright in her attitudes about the evils of slavery, the need for culture, the frustrations of societal expectations for women."--Publishers Weekly
"A fascinating window into Nelly's life and times."--Journal of American History
About the Author
Patricia Brady is author of Martha Washington: An American Life and editor of Nelly Custis Lewis's Housekeeping Book and Encyclopaedia of New Orleans Artists, 1718-1918. Brady served for twenty years as director of publications at the Historic New Orleans Collection. She lives in New Orleans.
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- PublisherUniversity of South Carolina Press
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 157003124X
- ISBN 13 9781570031243
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number2
- Number of pages309
- IllustratorB/w
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