Defiant brides : the untold story of two revolutionary-era women and the radical men they married
2013
920.72 R896ru 2013 MB
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Title
Defiant brides : the untold story of two revolutionary-era women and the radical men they married
Published
Boston : Beacon Press, c2013.
Description
xvi, 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
920.72 R896ru 2013 MB
System Control No.
(OCoLC)801681481
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-236) and index.
Contents: pt. I. Defiant brides : "The handsomest woman in America" ; "The best and tenderest of friends" ; "The delight, and comfort of her adoring general" ; "Our sweetest hopes embittered by disappointment" ; "Fortitude under stress" -- pt. II. Tender wives : "As good and innocent as an angel" ; "A momentary pang" ; "Haste happy time when we shall be no more separate" ; "Yet we wade on" ; "My regret at this cruel, dreadful separation" -- pt. III. Shadow sisters : "Illusive bubbles" ; "An irrestible but invisible force" ; "I do not suffer my spirits to overcome me" ; The brides' legacies.
L2013M93
When Peggy Shippen married American military hero Benedict Arnold in 1779, she anticipated a life of fame and fortune, but financial debts and political intrigues prompted her to conspire with her treasonous husband against George Washington and the American Revolution. Peggy's patriotic counterpart was Lucy Flucker, who in 1774 defied her wealthy Tory parents by marrying a poor Boston bookbinder simply for love. When her husband, Henry Knox, later became a famous general in the American revolutionary war, Lucy faithfully followed him through Washington's army camps where she birthed and lost babies, befriended Martha Washington, was praised for her social skills, and secured her legacy as an admired patriot wife. Stuart has crafted a rich portrait of two rebellious women who defied expectations and struggled-publicly and privately-in a volatile political moment in early America. Drawing from never-before-published correspondence, author traces the evolution of these women from passionate teenage brides to mature matrons, bringing both women from the sidelines of history to its vital center--Publisher's website.
Contents: pt. I. Defiant brides : "The handsomest woman in America" ; "The best and tenderest of friends" ; "The delight, and comfort of her adoring general" ; "Our sweetest hopes embittered by disappointment" ; "Fortitude under stress" -- pt. II. Tender wives : "As good and innocent as an angel" ; "A momentary pang" ; "Haste happy time when we shall be no more separate" ; "Yet we wade on" ; "My regret at this cruel, dreadful separation" -- pt. III. Shadow sisters : "Illusive bubbles" ; "An irrestible but invisible force" ; "I do not suffer my spirits to overcome me" ; The brides' legacies.
L2013M93
When Peggy Shippen married American military hero Benedict Arnold in 1779, she anticipated a life of fame and fortune, but financial debts and political intrigues prompted her to conspire with her treasonous husband against George Washington and the American Revolution. Peggy's patriotic counterpart was Lucy Flucker, who in 1774 defied her wealthy Tory parents by marrying a poor Boston bookbinder simply for love. When her husband, Henry Knox, later became a famous general in the American revolutionary war, Lucy faithfully followed him through Washington's army camps where she birthed and lost babies, befriended Martha Washington, was praised for her social skills, and secured her legacy as an admired patriot wife. Stuart has crafted a rich portrait of two rebellious women who defied expectations and struggled-publicly and privately-in a volatile political moment in early America. Drawing from never-before-published correspondence, author traces the evolution of these women from passionate teenage brides to mature matrons, bringing both women from the sidelines of history to its vital center--Publisher's website.
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