Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-326) and index.
Contents
Virgin land and virgin love -- To look to the sky -- The rose of Epping Forest -- The marriage of Mary Ball and Augustine Washington -- In the shadow of the empire -- Fredericksburg -- Matriarch -- Lieutenant Colonel Washington -- Before the revolution -- Off to war -- A separate peace -- Honored madam -- Unto dust shalt thou return -- Epilogue: A monumental legacy.