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The Widow Washington(Reprint)
The Life of Mary Washington
by Martha Saxton
Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2020 by Picador
ISBN-13: 978-1-250-61951-8, ISBN: 1-250-61951-3

"An insightful biography of Mary Ball Washington, the mother of our nation's fatherThe Widow Washington is the first life of Mary Ball Washington, George Washington’s mother, based on archival sources. Her son’s biographers have, for the most part, painted her as self-centered and crude, a trial and an obstacle to her oldest child. But the records tell a very different story. Mary Ball, the daughter of a wealthy planter and a formerly in ..."






Amherst in the World
by Martha Saxton
364 Pages, Published 2020 by Amherst College
ISBN-13: 978-0-943184-20-3, ISBN: 0-943184-20-7

"In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Amherst College, a group of scholars and alumni explore the school's substantial past in this volume."






Being Good(1st Edition)
Women's Moral Values in Early America
by Martha Saxton
Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2004 by Hill And Wang
ISBN-13: 978-0-8090-1633-4, ISBN: 0-8090-1633-8

"A pathbreaking new study of women and moralityHow do people decide what is "good" and what is "bad"? How does a society set moral guidelines -- and what happens when the behavior of various groups differs from these guidelines? Martha Saxton tackles these and other fascinating issues in Being Good, her history of the moral values prescribed for women in early America. Saxton begins by examining seventeenth-century Boston, then moves on ..."






Louisa May Alcott(1st Edition)
A Modern Biography
by Martha Saxton, Alcott -. Saxton
Paperback, 460 Pages, Published 1995 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux
ISBN-13: 978-0-374-52460-9, ISBN: 0-374-52460-2

"A modern biography of an ambivalent rebel and irreverent feminist who became, in spite of herself, one of our most popular authors.While most readers know her only from her beloved classic Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys, her journey to become one of American's best known authors was full of twists and turns. Daughter of a prominent educator, her early life was filled with encounters with such notables and Henry Da ..."






The Widow Washington
The Life of Mary Washington
by Martha Saxton
Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2019 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux
ISBN-13: 978-0-8090-9701-2, ISBN: 0-8090-9701-X

"An insightful biography of Mary Ball Washington, the mother of our nation's fatherThe Widow Washington is the first life of Mary Ball Washington, George Washington’s mother, based on archival sources. Her son’s biographers have, for the most part, painted her as self-centered and crude, a trial and an obstacle to her oldest child. But the records tell a very different story. Mary Ball, the daughter of a wealthy planter and a formerly in ..."






Bryn Mawr Alumnae Bulletin, Vol. 3
Bryn Mawr Women in Politics; the Alumnae Fund; January, 1923 (Classic Reprint) by Martha Palisted Saxton (2017, Paperback)
by Martha Palisted Saxton
346 Pages, Published by Forgotten Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-5281-5960-9, ISBN: 1-5281-5960-8






Being Good(1st Edition)
Women's Moral Values in Early America
by Martha Saxton
Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2003 by Douglas & Mcintyre / Not Applicable
ISBN-13: 978-0-374-11011-6, ISBN: 0-374-11011-5

"Uses letters, diaries, newspapers, and other public and private sources to trace the evolution of women's morals and behaviors in early America."






Louisa May(1st Edition)
A modern biography of Louisa May Alcott
by Martha Saxton
Hardcover, 428 Pages, Published 1978 by Deutsch
ISBN-13: 978-0-233-96965-7, ISBN: 0-233-96965-9






Louisa May
A Modern Biography of Louisa May Alcott
by Martha Saxton
Paperback, 474 Pages, Published 1978 by Avon Books (Mm)
ISBN-13: 978-0-380-40881-8, ISBN: 0-380-40881-3






Louisa May
A Modern Biography of Louisa May Alcott
by Martha Saxton
Hardcover, 428 Pages, Published 1977 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN-13: 978-0-395-25720-3, ISBN: 0-395-25720-4

"black hardcover"






Interpretations of American History Vol. II(7th Edition)
Patterns and Perspectives [Vol. 2 From Reconstruction], Seventh Edition (Interpretations of American History; Patterns and Perspectives)
by Francis G. Couvares, Martha Saxton, Gerald N. Grob, George Athan Billias
Paperback, 464 Pages, Published 2000 by Free Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-684-87118-9, ISBN: 0-684-87118-1

" Contrary to conventional wisdom, no area of study is outdated more quickly than history, and no time has been more turbulent for the discipline than our own. This classic point/counterpoint reader in American history, now in a completely revised and updated seventh edition, takes note of history's impermanence, giving voice to the new without disposing of the old. In ten lively chapters, essays by the editors introduce dialectical rea ..."






Medical Humanities(1st Edition)
An Introduction
by Professor Therese Jones, Professor Delese Wear, Professor Lester D. Friedman, Mark Vonnegut, Allen Peterkin, Arthur W. Frank, Michael Sappol, David H. Flood, Rhonda L. Soricelli, Shelley Wall, Martha Stoddard Holmes, Joseph N. Straus, Martin F. Norden, Professor Lisa I. Iezzoni, Felicia Cohn, Martha Montello, John Lantos, Amy Haddad, Rebecca Garden, Mark Clark, Howard Brody, Rebecca Hester, Jack Coulehan, Rosemarie Tong, Sander L. Gilman, Professor Bernice Hausman, Gretchen A. Case, Alice Dreger, Marjorie Levine-Clark, Susan M. Squier, Rafael Campo, Sayantani Dasgupta, Jonathan M. Metzl, Daniel Goldberg, Maren Grainger-Monsen, Thomas R. Cole, Benjamin Saxton, E. Ann Kaplan, Jerald Winakur, Bradley Lewis, Anne Hudson Jones, Michael Rowe, Ian Williams, Tod Chambers, Raymond C. Barfield, Lucy Selman, Jeffrey P. Bishop, Audrey Shafer, Catherine Belling, Lisa Keränen, Paul Root Wolpe, Professor Allison B. Kavey, Jeff Nisker, Julie M. Aultman, Michael Blackie, Erin Gentry Lamb, Alan Bleakley, Jay Baruch
Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2014 by Rutgers University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8135-6246-9, ISBN: 0-8135-6246-5

"Over the past forty years, the health humanities, previously called the medical humanities, has emerged as one of the most exciting fields for interdisciplinary scholarship, advancing humanistic inquiry into bioethics, human rights, health care, and the uses of technology. It has also helped inspire medical practitioners to engage in deeper reflection about the human elements of their practice. In "Health Humanities Reader," editors The ..."






Jayne Mansfield and the American Fifties
by Martha Saxton
Paperback, 224 Pages, Published by Bantam Usa
ISBN-13: 978-0-553-02309-1, ISBN: 0-553-02309-8






Not For Ourselves Alone(1st Edition)
The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns, Martha Saxton, Ann D. Gordon
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2001 by Knopf
ISBN-13: 978-0-375-70969-2, ISBN: 0-375-70969-X

"In 1902, at the age of 83, Susan B. Anthony wrote a letter to her dearest friend, Elizabeth Cady Stanton: We little dreamed when we began this contest, optimistic with the hope and buoyancy of youth, that half a century later we would be compelled to leave the finish of the battle to another generation of women. But our hearts are filled with joy to know that they enter upon this task equipped with a college education, with business e ..."






Louisa May Alcott(1st Edition)
A Modern Biography
by Martha Saxton
Hardcover, 289 Pages, Published 1995 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux
ISBN-13: 978-0-374-19210-5, ISBN: 0-374-19210-3

"Traces the life and career of the nineteenth-century American novelist, and discusses the influence of her life on her writings"






1(8th Edition)
Interpretations of American History, Volume I: Through Reconstruction: Patterns & Perspectives
by Francis G. Couvares, Martha Saxton, Gerald N. Grob, George Athan Billias
Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2008 by Bedford/St. Martin's
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-48049-3, ISBN: 0-312-48049-0

"Now in a new edition from Bedford/St. Martin€™s, Interpretations of American History offers an essential collection of essays and readings on American historiography. Each chapter opens with an extended essay that explores the historiography specific to that chapter€™s topic, followed by two readings by preeminent historians that highlight different €” although not always diametrically opposed €” historical approaches. Fully updated for ..."






Interpretations of American History, Volume 2(8th Edition)
From Reconstruction: Patterns & Perspectives
by Francis G. Couvares, Martha Saxton, Gerald N. Grob, George Athan Billias
Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2008 by Bedford/St. Martin's
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-48050-9, ISBN: 0-312-48050-4

"Now in a new edition from Bedford/St. Martin€™s, Interpretations of American History offers an essential collection of essays and readings on American historiography. Each chapter opens with an extended essay that explores the historiography specific to that chapter€™s topic, followed by two readings by preeminent historians that highlight different €” although not always diametrically opposed €” historical approaches. Fully updated for ..."






Love Songs
by Frc Gordon Williams, Martha Saxton
Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 1977 by Consolidated Music Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-8256-4199-2, ISBN: 0-8256-4199-3

" Songs, stories old photos, including Bill Haley, Elvis and more. Songs include: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, My Man, Makin' Whoopee!, Answer Me My Love, and many more."






The Twenties
by Martha Saxton, Jeffrey Weiss
Paperback, 127 Pages, Published 1976 by Consolidated Music Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-8256-4197-8, ISBN: 0-8256-4197-7






Jayne Mansfield And The American Fifties(1st Edition)
by Martha Saxton
Paperback, 202 Pages, Published 1976 by Bantam
ISBN-13: 978-0-553-02556-9, ISBN: 0-553-02556-2



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