Potomac squire

by Elswyth Thane

Potomac Squire offers a definitely new approach to a human being too little known George Washington The man here portrayed is not the history book image, as stiff and conventional as the Gilbert Stuart portraits, but rather the Virginia gentleman, the Tidewater farmer and burgess, the planter and good neighbor, the husband and the stepfather Potomac Squire is a portrait faithful, detailed, always fascinating of the Washington who at 27 retired to marry a housewifely little widow with 2 children and a substantial income; the fox hunting country squire and gentleman farmer who thought, acted, and lived in the best 18th century style

Genres: History, Biography

432 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1963

About the author

Thane is most famous for her "Williamsburg" series of historical fiction. The books cover several generations of a single family from the American Revolutionary War up to World War II. The action moves from Williamsburg in later books to England, New York City and Richmond, Virginia.

Reviews

[Angelina · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you read this book you'll feel as though you've gotten to know George Washington as a real person not the historical icon.

I also recommend "Washington's Lady" by the same author and you'll get to know Martha, too.