The Way of Duty: A Woman and Her Family in Revolutionary America

Vivid, splendid reading—reading for pleasure, for profit, for a sure grasp of the past that made the present possible. (William Manchester )An admirable book about an admirable person. . . . Thoroughly engrossing. (Jonathan Yardley - Washington Post Book World )Engrossing family history, very well told. (Kirkus Reviews )A poignant, even heart-wrenching story. The Buels make clear just how disruptive the Revolution was in the private lives of families. It is a beautifully written, irresistible story that tells a lot about what the Revolution really meant. (Richard L. Bushman, Columbia University )--This text refers to an alternate Paperbackedition.