The General and Mrs. Washington: The Untold Story of a Marriage and a Revolution

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"A deft portrait of the Washington team, building a life together and, eventually, a new nation."-Kirkus Reviews Here is the story of the fateful marriage of the richest woman in Virginia and the man who could have been king. In telling their story, Chadwick explains not only their remarkable devotion to each other, but why the wealthiest couple in Virginia became revolutionaries who risked the loss of their vast estates and their very lives.

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Bruce Chadwick is a former journalist and author of seven works of history including The First American Army, George Washington's War, The General and Mrs. Washington, Brother Against Brother, Two American Presidents, Traveling the Underground Railroad, and The Reel Civil War. He lectures in American history at Rutgers University and also teaches writing at New Jersey City University.