In this book of Lady of Liberty Series the reader will learn about Martha Custis Washington.  She’s the woman who married the father of America, George Washington.

1757 - Martha Custis has just buried her first husband, she has seen so much death, how much more is she going to have to handle?  She has a plantation to run, children to raise, and she is determined to do everything herself, which is unheard of in 1757.  Men don’t think women have any brains in their heads and that they needed a man.  On a chance encounter she meets George Washington, someone who takes the time to listen to what she has to say.

Martha marries George and finds herself in the limelight of his popularity.  She is more comfortable behind the scenes.  When the Revolutionary War starts, she is once again taking care of things alone, while her husband is off fighting for freedom.  When she and the children are forced to flee Mount Vernon, some claimed she turned her back on the patriot cause.

Martha had to sacrifice a lot of her personal life for George’s very public one.  Before she died she burned all their letters to each other.  She really was a private person.  Some say without Martha there would not have been a George.  Washington called Martha his other self.  Moser does an outstanding job with Martha.  In the back of the book there is a section Fact or Fiction telling you which part of the books are indeed factual. 

June 25, 2008