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A revealing new biography, “Mary Ball Washington: The Untold Story of George Washington’s Mother,” by New York Times best-selling author and historian Craig Shirley, should make every American’s reading list. Tough and aristocratic, Mary Ball Washington raised her son to become one of our country’s greatest leaders. She also ran a large farm, raised six children (mostly as a widow), and passed down her extraordinary strength to her eldest child — the one most of us know best. Yet few of us know a lot about her, until now.
In this excerpt from his new book, Craig Shirley — who contributes to many national publications, including LifeZette, and appears widely on television for his political commentary — shares a portion of what he uncovered. The book is available now.
America’s first president, George Washington, did not just arrive without cause at his exalted status, beloved by his fellow countrymen for over 200 years, with children, cities — including Washington, D.C., in 1791 — monuments, mountains, schools, even states and holidays named
in his honor. And later, as the standard by which all future presidents would be measured, recorded as also the greatest president by most historians — a man who would be widely revered for his integrity, grace, manners, charm, Christian faith, and humility.
His devout mother played a key role in the development of his character.
I find it fascinating how people can dig into history and surviving documents to find information like this. I fear that much of our history-erasing leftists will make it so much harder for the truth to be known.