Patriot Hearts (72 page)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

BARBARA HAMBLY is the author of
The Emancipator’s Wife,
a finalist for the Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction. She is also the author of
Fever Season,
a
New York Times
Notable Book of the Year, and seven acclaimed historical novels.

Also by Barbara Hambly

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PATRIOT HEARTS
A Bantam Book / February 2007

Published by Bantam Dell
A Division of Random House, Inc.
New York, New York

All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2007 by Barbara Hambly

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hambly, Barbara.

Patriot hearts : a novel of the founding mothers / Barbara Hambly.

p. cm.

1. Washington, Martha, 1731–1802—Fiction. 2. Adams, Abigail, 1744–1818—Fiction. 3. Hemings, Sally—Fiction. 4. Madison, Dolley, 1768–1849—Fiction. 5. Women—United States—Biography—Fiction. 6. Women in politics—United States—History—18th century—Fiction. 7. United States—History—Revolution, 1775–1783—Fiction.
I. Title.

PS3558.A4215P38 2007

813'.54—dc22                                             2006024174

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