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George Washington Parke Custis : A Rarefied Life in America's First Family.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clark, Charles S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Alexandria County (Va.)--Social life and customs--19th century.
- Alexandria County (Va.).
- Alexandria County (Va.)--History--19th century.
- Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial (Va.)--History.
- Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial (Va.).
- Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857.
- Custis, George Washington Parke.
- Custis family.
- Washington family.
- Slaveholders--Virginia--Biography.
- Slaveholders.
- Plantation owners--Virginia--Biography.
- Plantation owners.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (238 pages)
- Other Title:
- George Washington Parke Custis
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2021.
- Summary:
- "George Washington Parke Custis (1781-1857) was raised at Mount Vernon by George and Martha Washington. Young "Wash" appears in Savage's 1789 painting of the first presidential family, his small hand placed symbolically on a globe. He would later make his mark on the national landscape by building Arlington House on the Potomac. A poor student, he emerged as an agricultural reformer and sought-after Federalist orator. He championed the plights of Irish Americans and war veterans. An important memoirist, he wrote well-received theatrical works and produced paintings rich in historical detail. Inheriting much of the vast Custis fortune, he also became the enslaver of more than 200 people. The slow march toward their emancipation became the central struggle of his life, particularly after his daughter's 1831 marriage to Robert E. Lee. This first full-length biography of Custis offers a 21st century reappraisal of life that dramatically bridged the American Revolution and the Civil War"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- A Fruitful Reunion
- A Youth in High Places
- Building a Future Legacy
- A New Gentleman Farmer
- The Federalist Orator
- Patriotic Curator
- Family Life at Arlington
- A Leisurely Creative Life
- Of Two Minds on Slavery
- Dotage, Debt and Death.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-4411-X
- OCLC:
- 1268205773
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