George Washington's Beautiful Nelly: The Letters of Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, 1794-1851
Language: English
Published by University of South Carolina Pre, 1996
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- Title
- George Washington's Beautiful Nelly: The Letters of Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, 1794-1851
- Author
- Lewis, Eleanor Parke Custis) Brady, Patricia (editor)
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Pre
- Publication year
- 1996
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 157003124X
- ISBN 13
- 9781570031243
- Illustrator
- B/w
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
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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
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