Martha Washington - America's First Lady

Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Martha Washington.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Jean Brown Wagoner (1896–1996) was the author of several titles including Louisa Alcott, Girl of Old Boston; Martha Washington, Girl of Old Virginia; Abigail Adams, A Girl of Colonial Days; Jessie Fremont, A Girl of Capitol Hill; and Julia Ward Howe, Girl of Old New York.

Zusammenfassung

Martha Washington was a wife, mother, and the first First Lady of the United States, but what was she like as a child?

In this narrative biography, you’ll learn all about Martha Washington’s childhood, from her birth on June 2, 1731, to her time growing up on her parents’ Virginia plantation, to marriage George Washington in 1759. Discover what Martha did for fun—and how her confidence and ability to host large social events prepared her to help her husband lead a new nation.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jean Brown Wagoner
• Mitarbeit: Leslie Goldstein (Illustration)
• Verlag: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.10.1986
• EAN: 9780020421603
• ISBN: 978-0-02-042160-3
• Seiten: 192
• Abmessung: 132 mm x 192 mm x 13 mm
• Gewicht: 127 g
• Serien: Childhood of Famous Americans; Childhood of Famous Americans
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Sachbücher / Sachbilderbücher > Geschichte, Politik