The Tory's Wife - Hardcover gift for her Design: Birds of Mount Vernon

Design: Birds of Mount Vernon featuring Virginia Cardinal

Engraving: Artisan name and wood source on bottom

Exploring how first ladies have wielded unique influence over American society

" honoring the year of his inauguration

making it a meaningful tribute to the nation’s founding

The Tory's Wife - Hardcover gift for her Design: Birds of Mount Vernon2024 George Washington Prize Finalist The Spurgin family of North Carolina experienced the cataclysm of the American Revolution in the most dramatic waysand from different sides. This engrossing book tells the story of Jane Welborn Spurgin, a patriot who welcomed General Nathanael Greene to her home and aided Continental forces while her loyalist husband was fighting for the king as an officer in the Tory militia. By focusing on the wife of a middling