THE LIFE OF ESTHER DE BERDT: Afterwards Esther Reed, of Pennsylvania. Privately Printed
de Reed, William Bradford
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- very good
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- First
- Estado
- Very Good
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Philadelphia: Privately Printed by C. Sherman, 1853. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo, 336 pages, original cloth, spine lightly sunned. Scarce.
Londoner Esther De Berdt married an American lawyer and re-located to Philadelphia in 1770. As part of the Philadelphia gentry, she met many of the important Colonists, including Gen. George Washington. Initially opposed, she warmed to the cause of independence. Her husband, Joseph, became Washington's aide and secretary and eventually a general ( and still later, Governor of Pennsylvania). Esther, meanwhile, headed the Ladies of Philadelphia and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Continental Army. She dies at age 34 in 1780, failing to see the success that crowned her efforts. Much of this text is in the form of letters. She was one of the outstanding women of the American Revolution.
Londoner Esther De Berdt married an American lawyer and re-located to Philadelphia in 1770. As part of the Philadelphia gentry, she met many of the important Colonists, including Gen. George Washington. Initially opposed, she warmed to the cause of independence. Her husband, Joseph, became Washington's aide and secretary and eventually a general ( and still later, Governor of Pennsylvania). Esther, meanwhile, headed the Ladies of Philadelphia and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Continental Army. She dies at age 34 in 1780, failing to see the success that crowned her efforts. Much of this text is in the form of letters. She was one of the outstanding women of the American Revolution.
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- Librería
- Thomas J. Joyce And Company
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 0007667
- Título
- THE LIFE OF ESTHER DE BERDT
- Autor
- Reed, William Bradford
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Editorial
- Privately Printed by C. Sherman
- Lugar de publicación
- Philadelphia
- Fecha de publicación
- 1853
- Palabras clave
- George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, American Revolution, esther de berndt reed, pennsylvania, first ladies, Ladies of Philadelphia, philantrhopy,
- Catálogos del vendedor
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women;
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