pickThey Were Her Property was not a light read. The title alone gave me a visceral reaction, but my need for confirmation pushed me on. Jones-Rogers makes it clear—white women were active, knowing participants in slavery. This book angered me at times. Sitting with that truth isn‘t easy. It deepens our understanding of American history!
Full review here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTJYnuiFA0D/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
“The newlyweds [George & Martha Washington] were by no means prudish. …At some point that year, he also drew up a list of books inherited from the Custis estate that may disclose something of the amorous interests of Daniel and Martha Custis, or perhaps of Daniel's father. The couple possessed a copy of ‘Conjugal lewdness: or matrimonial whoredom‘ by Daniel Defoe and ‘The lover's watch: or the art of making love‘ by Aphra Behn.”
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“Their marital spats were the stuff of legend on the eastern shore of Virginia. When the couple rode by the shore one day, John became so enraged at Fidelia that he drove their carriage straight into Chesapeake Bay. When Fidelia asked where he was going, John replied with a sneer,
‘To hell, Madam.‘ To which she retorted boldly, ‘Drive on, sir.‘”
😂🤣 John and Fidelia Custis were the parents of Martha Washington‘s first husband.
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#12BooksOf2025 October well , if you want to read about how it all went , here it is , with all the highs and lows . 🤔Things could have been a lot different!
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pickPage-turner alert! 🚨 The organization and writing wasn‘t always perfect but I couldn‘t put it down! Thanks @Sleepswithbooks for the gift of a good book! 📕
panThe author spends more time talking about Trump than the subject of the biography.
