General george patton wife biography book club

Her father—textile and patent medicine industrialist Frederick Ayer—liked the man but not so much the soldier and tried everything in his power to make him change careers. The West Point Cadet, however, was as hellbent on becoming a great battlefield commander as his sweetheart was on becoming his wife. He made a perfect choice because, as Lady of the Army shows, George Patton never would have reached the heights he did without her.

Currently living in New York City and working on her second book, Ms. Van Steelandt spent nearly four years researching and writing Lady of the Army. Lady of the Army tells the story of Beatrice Ayer Patton, the woman who shaped the man, fortified the soldier, and created the legend. The story of Joanne Holbrook Patton and the military family that stretches back for five generations.

A masterpiece of seminal research,

After a decade in the art world, she serendipitously landed on the subject of Mrs. Beatrice Ayer Patton. Scott in the title role. Intrigued by this General who believed in reincarnation and wrote poetry, I ordered the thickest biography I could find. By the time I finished reading, the little information it contained about Beatrice Ayer Patton was enough to spark my interest, taking me on a four-year journey.

George S. Synopsis Commonwealth Avenue in Boston is not just the only Tiffany-designed home in the world but also where an insecure, twenty-three-year-old George Patton declared his love to Beatrice Ayer. Purchase Available in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audiobook from all major retailers. Meet the Cast: Frederick Ayer Jan 5. See More.